TY - JOUR
T1 - Reflectance confocal microscopy as an aid to dermoscopy to improve diagnosis on equivocal lesions
T2 - Evaluation of three bluish nodules
AU - Bassoli, Sara
AU - Seidenari, Stefania
AU - Pellacani, Giovanni
AU - Longo, Caterina
AU - Cesinaro, Anna Maria
PY - 2010
Y1 - 2010
N2 - Nodular lesions can be difficult to diagnose under dermoscopy alone, since they often lack specific diagnostic features. Confocal microscopy can be used as an aid to dermoscopy, to increase the diagnostic accuracy on equivocal skin lesions. We report three cases of bluish nodular lesions, difficult to diagnose under dermoscopy alone. Confocal features were very useful in these cases to lead us to the correct diagnosis, recognizing benign versus malignant entities. Histopathology is also reported, with high correspondence compared to the confocal imaging.
AB - Nodular lesions can be difficult to diagnose under dermoscopy alone, since they often lack specific diagnostic features. Confocal microscopy can be used as an aid to dermoscopy, to increase the diagnostic accuracy on equivocal skin lesions. We report three cases of bluish nodular lesions, difficult to diagnose under dermoscopy alone. Confocal features were very useful in these cases to lead us to the correct diagnosis, recognizing benign versus malignant entities. Histopathology is also reported, with high correspondence compared to the confocal imaging.
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U2 - 10.1155/2010/168248
DO - 10.1155/2010/168248
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:84864877879
VL - 2010
JO - Dermatology Research and Practice
JF - Dermatology Research and Practice
SN - 1687-6105
IS - 1
M1 - 168248
ER -