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Diagnosis: Nevus recurrent
Sex: F
Age: 26
Type: Heine
Submitted By: Stelios Minas
Description: Light brown pigmentation with some dots and globules
History:
The patient has a history of an excised pigmented lesion done with laser a 2 years ago. Some time after this she has developed a new lesion precisely at the excision site. No previous histopathology report (laser excision).
Laser excision is not recommended for melanocytic lesions.
As Ian McColl said:Always check the original histopathology of a previous excision. In benign recurrences the pigment usually does not extend beyond the scar margins.