
Site: Ear
Diagnosis: Melanoma in situ
Sex: M
Age: 44
Type: Heine
Submitted By: Cliff Rosendahl
Description: Clinical image
History: This 44 year old man had a history of one previous level 2 melanoma. This lesion was encountered at a routine skin examination 6 months after excision of the previous melanoma. The histology report read "Sections show a small focus of level 1 superficial spreading melanoma arising in a dysplastic compound naevus."