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*''Volar'' refers to the palmar aspect ''or'' plantar aspect.<ref>URL: [http://www.medterms.com/script/main/art.asp?articlekey=9907 http://www.medterms.com/script/main/art.asp?articlekey=9907]. Accessed on: 14 January 2013.</ref> | *''Volar'' refers to the palmar aspect ''or'' plantar aspect.<ref>URL: [http://www.medterms.com/script/main/art.asp?articlekey=9907 http://www.medterms.com/script/main/art.asp?articlekey=9907]. Accessed on: 14 January 2013.</ref> | ||
===Gross=== | |||
*Pigmented lesion. | |||
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*Should be bisected perpendicular to the dermatoglyphs (ridges).<ref name=pmid22703907/> | |||
**Lesions sectioned parallel to the ridges (on microscopy) may appear to have confluent junctional nests (leading to the diagnosis of melanoma). | |||
===Microscopic=== | ===Microscopic=== | ||
Features: | Features: | ||