Site: Back
Diagnosis: Solar lentigo
Sex: M
Age: 93
Type: Heine
Submitted By: Ian McColl
Description: Lesion on the back
History:
This is lesion B on this man's back showing lines curved typical of a solar lentigo. In solar lentigo there is hyperpigmentation of the basal layer without nest formation but often with an increased number of melanocytes. There is extensive underlying solar elastosis.
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