Melanoma malignes acrolentiginous: Brown "spot" on the left small toe that has existed for many years; for several months now it has been growing in thickness, weeping and bleeding.
Melanoma, malignant, acrolentiginous. 2 x 3 cm diameter, red, flat, slightly putrid ulceration on the right big toe of a 73-year-old woman. At the lateral border of the ulcer there are shadowy pigment remains (circled and marked with arrows) in intact skin. In addition, palpation of the peripheral venous leg stations on the right inguinal side shows several enlarged venous leg ulcers (DD: reactive enlargement?).
Melanoma malignes acrolentiginous: Irregularly bordered and stained completely symptom-free plaque, existing for years. I increased surface growth and development of an "unpleasant feeling" in this 42-year-old patient during the last months.
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