Open AccessDermoscopic rainbow pattern: A strong clue to malignancy or just a light show?
Author(s) -
Ömer Faruk Elmas,
Herman Mayisoglu,
Murat Çelik,
Asuman Kilitçi,
Necmettın Akdeniz
Publication year - 2020
Publication title -
i̇stanbul kuzey klinikleri
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
ISSN - 2148-4902
DOI - 10.14744/nci.2020.32656
Subject(s) - medicine , sarcoma , basal cell carcinoma , dermatofibroma , pathology , kaposi's sarcoma , malignancy , pyogenic granuloma , dermatology , blue nevus , melanoma , nevus , basal cell , lesion , immunohistochemistry , human herpesvirus , cancer research
Rainbow pattern is a dermoscopic finding composed of multiple colors simulating a rainbow. It is known as a characteristic feature of Kaposi's sarcoma. Here, we reported different non-Kaposi's sarcoma conditions with a rainbow pattern aiming to discuss the diagnostic significance of the finding.