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*Nests in the ridges raise the suspicion of melanoma. | *Nests in the ridges raise the suspicion of melanoma. | ||
**Memory device "ridges are risky, furrows are fine".<ref name=pmid22703907>{{Cite journal | last1 = Elston | first1 = D. | title = Practical advice regarding problematic pigmented lesions. | journal = J Am Acad Dermatol | volume = 67 | issue = 1 | pages = 148-55 | month = Jul | year = 2012 | doi = 10.1016/j.jaad.2012.04.006 | PMID = 22703907 }}</ref> | **Memory device "ridges are risky, furrows are fine".<ref name=pmid22703907>{{Cite journal | last1 = Elston | first1 = D. | title = Practical advice regarding problematic pigmented lesions. | journal = J Am Acad Dermatol | volume = 67 | issue = 1 | pages = 148-55 | month = Jul | year = 2012 | doi = 10.1016/j.jaad.2012.04.006 | PMID = 22703907 }}</ref> | ||
*Large (diameter) lesions (>10 mm) should prompt consideration of melanoma.<ref name=pmid19318796/> | |||
*Depth >1 mm should prompt consideration of melanoma.<ref name=pmid19318796/> | |||
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