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Case #1 -
A 32 year old with a lesion on her lower R leg

DISCUSSION QUESTIONS:
4.) How can you clinically differentiate a benign nevus from a malignant melanoma?

Differentiation of benign nevus and malignant melanoma (findings indicating malignancy):

A - asymmetry of lesion

B - borders irregular

C - color variable or very dark

D - diameter >6 mm  
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