Sunday, June 21, 2026

A New Nevus in an Octogenarian

 A 1 cm pigmented lesion was noted on the back of an 83 yo man during his annual visit to his primary care provider.  The lesion had a play of color.  Two representative areas were sampled with 3 mm punch biopsies.

Dermatoscopic Image


 Pathology: Verbal report by pathologist said this was a moderately dysplastic nevus.

 

Discussion:

 

References

1.  Utilizing PRAME Expression and a Meta-Analytic Framework for iSALT to Explore Atypical Late-Onset Nevi of the Elderly and Their Relationship With Lentiginous and Nested Nevoid Melanomas  Am J Dermatopath 2024 Dec 1;46(12):825-832. Steven Kossard, Shahin Sharifi, Linda Calvey Full Text: PMC