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Good evening doctors. could a seborrheic keratosis on the scalp that is focally pigmented and inflamed with monomorphous basaloid cells and epidermal hyperplasia with pigmented keratinocytes possibly turn into a melanoma?

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Dr. Hunter Handsfield answered

Specializes in Infectious Disease

No.

Dr Kuitems agreed

Answered 3/6/2023

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Hi doctors. I have a scalp seborrheic keratosis that is focally pigmented and inflamed. It has epidermal hyperplasia with pigmented keratinocytes broad rete ridges monomorphous basaloid cells and cornified pseudocysts. Are these signs of melanoma?
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