Large congenital nevus spilus—improved follow-up through the use of in vivo reflectance confocal microscopy
Background: Nevus spilus (NS) is a potential precursor of melanoma; the vast majority of cases reported in the literature were histologically classified as superficial spreading melanoma. Objective: To demonstrate the diagnostic value of reflectance confocal microscopy (RCM) in this subtype of c...
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Mattioli1885
2013
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| Online Access: | https://doaj.org/article/c13c8445452941d28e8e75b1fefd7931 |
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| Summary: | Background: Nevus spilus (NS) is a potential precursor of melanoma; the vast majority of cases reported in the literature were histologically classified as superficial spreading melanoma.
Objective: To demonstrate the diagnostic value of reflectance confocal microscopy (RCM) in this subtype of congenital nevi.
Methods: We report a case of a large congenital NS with equivocal clinical and dermoscopic findings in which RCM was applied for diagnosis and follow-up.
Results: There was a good correlation of RCM with histopathology and a lack of dynamic changes during follow-up.
Conclusion: Our observations indicate that RCM, as a non-invasive tool, can be useful for diagnosis and follow-up of clinically and dermoscopically equivocal NS.
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