Clinical Quiz
The Hong Kong Practitioner VOLUME 28 / March 2006

A middle age lady presenting with a pigmented lesion on her breast
Man-Hon Ho ¦ó¤å¿«


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Clinical history:

A 50-year old lady noticed a pigmented lesion on her breast for a few months. It is asymptomatic. What is the most likely diagnosis?
The slide and the question were prepared by:
Dr Man-Hon Ho,
MRCP(UK), FHKCP, FHKAM(Med)
Medical Officer,
Wanchai (Male) Social Hygiene Clinic,
Public Health Service Branch, Department of Health.

What is the diagnosis?

A. Melanocytic naveus
B. Viral wart
C. Seborrhoeic keratosis
D. Melanoma

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