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Case #3

History

31-year-old female with lesion present on right shoulder for one year.

Physical Exam

Dysplastic nevus present on right shoulder. No lymphadenopathy. Remainder of physical examination was negative.

Imaging

12/10/04

Chest x-ray: within normal limits

Laboratory

12/10/04

CBC, Differential and LDH were within normal limits.

Surgical Observations

12/11/04

Excisional biopsy of lesion, right shoulder

12/19/04

Wide excision with 1 cm margins

Pathological Report

12/11/04

Right shoulder blade nevus: Malignant melanoma, lesion measuring 5 mm in diameter, microinvasive, extending to a depth of approximately 0.38 mm, Clark's Level II Lesion extends to the edges of the specimen.

12/19/04

Wide excision specimen, skin right shoulder: There is no sign of neoplasm in the wide excision specimen.