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Eleanor Knopp, MD; Kevin Diette, MD; Christine Ko, MD; Rossitza Lazova, MD
Yale University School of Medicine, New Haven, Connecticut.

Arch Dermatol. 2009;145(10):1183-1188.

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REPORT OF A CASE

A 71-year-old Puerto Rican woman with a history of breast cancer was referred for dermatologic evaluation by her oncologist for reevaluation of pigmented lesions on the scalp, initially noted 8 years earlier. She had no personal or family history of melanoma. Physical examination revealed a 6-mm blue papule with 16 discreet 2- to 3-mm blue satellite macules within a normally pigmented 2-cm area of the left parietal scalp (Figure 1, shown after biopsy). Biopsy specimens of the largest papule (Figure 2 and Figure 3, hematoxylin-eosin, original magnification x40 and x200, respectively) and a satellite papule were taken.

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SECTION EDITOR: MARY S. STONE, MD; ASSISTANT SECTION EDITORS: SOON BAHRAMI, MD; CARRIE ANN R. CUSACK, MD; SENAIT W. DYSON, MD; MOLLY A. HINSHAW, MD; VINCENT LIU, MD

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