<p>During a consultation with a female patient I took the opportunity to have a quick glance at a slowly enlarging lesion on her husband's left cheek. <strong>What is the diagnosis?</strong></p>
Dermoscopy - Introduction, Terminology and Structures
A document to help you understand the dermoscopic descriptions used in this blog.
Dermoscopy Algorithm
To help you work through dermoscopic cases.
<p>Dermoscopic examination shows an <strong>angulated brown-grey network</strong>. Whereas an angulated network on the rest of the body can be a normal feature, on the face it is usually abnormal and points to the diagnosis of a lentigo maligna, which was the case here. The colour <strong>grey</strong> is also often a red flag when seen on the face. As you will see from the 'dermoscopy introduction' document <strong>I use the term network as purely descriptive</strong> ie what I am seeing, as opposed to basing it on any anatomical features. </p>
