Superficial spreading melanoma: arising within a dysplastic nevus The entire lesion originally was maculopapular and had the brown color still seen on the upper crescent-like rim. At a follow-up visit 6 years later, the center and lower half of the lesion had become more raised and turned black as shown here. Melanoma had evolved from a DN. Verified by histopathology. Source: MELANOMA PRECURSORS AND PRIMARY CUTANEOUS MELANOMA, Fitzpatrick's Color Atlas and Synopsis of Clinical Dermatology, 8e Citation: Wolff K, Johnson R, Saavedra AP, Roh EK. Fitzpatrick's Color Atlas and Synopsis of Clinical Dermatology, 8e; 2017 Available at: https://accessmedicine.mhmedical.com/DownloadImage.aspx?image=/data/books/2043/wolff8_ch12_f003_a.png&sec=154898668&BookID=2043&ChapterSecID=154898647&imagename= Accessed: November 11, 2017 Copyright © 2017 McGraw-Hill Education. All rights reserved