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Review
. 2015 May;2(2):171-178.
doi: 10.2217/mmt.15.3. Epub 2015 May 18.

Lentigo maligna and lentigo maligna melanoma: contemporary issues in diagnosis and management

Karen L Connolly  1   1 , Kishwer S Nehal  1   1 , Klaus J Busam  2   2
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Review

Lentigo maligna and lentigo maligna melanoma: contemporary issues in diagnosis and management

Karen L Connolly et al. Melanoma Manag. 2015 May.

Abstract

Lentigo maligna and lentigo maligna melanomas present diagnostic and treatment dilemmas due to their frequent presence within a background of sun-damaged skin, and their location on cosmetically and functionally sensitive areas. As the incidence of this entity is increasing, diagnostic and management controversies have developed. While surgery remains the gold standard of treatment, nonsurgical treatment options are also emerging for both adjunctive and primary therapy.

Keywords: facial melanoma; lentigo maligna; lentigo maligna melanoma; melanoma; melanoma in situ.

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Financial & competing interests disclosure The authors have no relevant affiliations or financial involvement with any organization or entity with a financial interest in or financial conflict with the subject matter or materials discussed in the manuscript. This includes employment, consultancies, honoraria, stock ownership or options, expert testimony, grants or patents received or pending, or royalties. No writing assistance was utilized in the production of this manuscript.

Figures

<b>Figure 1.</b>
Figure 1.. Lentigo maligna, demonstrating a predominance of solitary units of melanocytes at the dermoepidermal junction and focally above it, with extension into adnexal structures.
<b>Figure 2.</b>
Figure 2.. Lentigo maligna melanoma with corresponding Wood's lamp image.
Irregular borders and various shades of brown pigmentation are seen in this patch.
<b>Figure 3.</b>
Figure 3.. Staged excision specimen demonstrates central lesion debulking and margin of peripheral tissue excised with suture orientation.
<b>Figure 4.</b>
Figure 4.. Lentigo maligna staged excision technique.
(A) Lentigo maligna after one stage of staged excision with radial sectioning. (B) Lesion after three stages of staged excision. With mapping techniques, only areas with persistent lentigo maligna undergo further excision.
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