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The lesion is very close to the margin (<0.1 mm clearance). | The lesion is very close to the margin (<0.1 mm clearance). | ||
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The sections show skin with pigmented atypical melanocytes confined to the epidermis. The melanocytes scatter upwards, and have focal confluent growth and nucleoli. Mitotic activity is not apparent. Solar elastosis is present in the background. The lesion extends to the edge of the tissue; it is incompletely excised. | |||
===Invasive melanoma=== | ===Invasive melanoma=== | ||