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Paradigmatic cases of pigmented lesions: How to not miss melanoma
Author(s) -
Farnetani Francesca,
Scope Alon,
Coco Valeria,
Guida Stefania,
Cesinaro Anna Maria,
Piana Simonetta,
Peris Ketty,
Pellacani Giovanni,
Longo Caterina
Publication year - 2016
Publication title -
the journal of dermatology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.9
H-Index - 65
eISSN - 1346-8138
pISSN - 0385-2407
DOI - 10.1111/1346-8138.13522
Subject(s) - melanoma , medicine , melanoma diagnosis , dermatology , biopsy , dermatoscopy , pathology , cancer research
A large number of cases of melanoma exhibit clinical and dermoscopic clues leading to the correct diagnosis; however, sometimes melanoma can mimic benign melanocytic and non‐melanocytic lesions. We present a small series of melanomas in which additional clues provided by confocal microscopy increased the index of suspicion and prompted us to perform an excisional biopsy. Practical rules that are useful in difficult‐to‐diagnose melanomas are discussed.