The patient reported that the mole was new and had grown much larger during the previous six months. The mole is large (7 millim
eters in diameter), and contains a mixture of reds and browns. The area of very dark brown color in the right central part is especially concerning in a patient with very fair skin. The borders are indistinct and quite irregular. The mole is larger, darker, and more irregular than any of the moles nearby. The mole was removed because it was new, and had changed in size, color, and shape during a very short period of time. USE THE ABCDE ACRONYM (Category, Asymmetry, Border, Color, Diameter, and Evolving) TO DESCRIBE THE POSSIBLE GROWTH OM THE SURFACE OF THE SKIN THEN PROVIDE A TREATMENT PLAN!! 40 points.
Most of the nerve fibers enter the thalamus and form a junction (a synapse) in the back of the thalamus. From there the visual impulses enter nerve pathways called the optic radiations which lead to the visual (sight) cortex of the occipital (back) lobes of the brain.
