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  • Title: Cutaneous malignant melanoma arising in an acquired naevus of Ota.
    Author: Patterson CR, Acland K, Khooshabeh R.
    Journal: Australas J Dermatol; 2009 Nov; 50(4):294-6. PubMed ID: 19916976.
    Abstract:
    Naevus of Ota is a dermal melanocytosis most commonly found in black or Asian skin and is usually a benign malformation, but with a low risk of melanoma. We describe a 32-year-old Caucasian man with an acquired naevus of Ota with subtle pigmentation, in which a melanocytic papule developed. The lesion, deceptively, had no clinically suspicious features, but investigation revealed an aggressive cutaneous malignant melanoma, extensive orbital ring melanocytosis and metastatic brain and subsequent liver disease.
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