a 60 year old caucasian female presented to your office with a suspicious mole on her left scapular region she indicated that her daughter had noticed the
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- What is your diagnosis?Justify your diagnosis by relating it to specific signs presented for this patient.
- What is the ABCD rule and how does it relate to the appearance of this mole?
- What is the significance of the size of the mole?
- Describe the structure of the skin, including the epidermal layers, and the dermis.
- What is a melanocyte? What is its function?
- What is the significance of finding atypical melanocytes in all epidermal layers and in the papillary dermis?
- What histological finding suggests that this is not a basal cell or squamous cell carcinoma?
- Is there any significance to the history of severe sunburns and this disease? Explain.
- Is there any significance to the history of melanoma in the family? Explain.
- How would you follow this patient over the next several years?