Most common type of melanoma: (A) Nodular melanoma, (B) Superficial spreading melanoma, (C) Lentigo maligna melanoma, (D) Acral lentigious melanoma
Answer is B. Superficial spreading melanoma (SSM) This is the most common presentation (70%), usually arising in a pre-existent naevus after several years of slow change, followed by rapid growth in the preceding months before presentation.Ref: Bailey and Love, 27e, page: 609