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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Autores principales:	Christine Prodinger, Rafaella Tatarski, Martin Laimer, Verena Ahlgrimm-Siess
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Publicado:	Mattioli1885 2013
Materias:	Dermatology RL1-803
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spelling	oai:doaj.org-article:c13c8445452941d28e8e75b1fefd79312021-11-17T08:32:49ZLarge congenital nevus spilus—improved follow-up through the use of in vivo reflectance confocal microscopy10.5826/dpc.0302a082160-9381https://doaj.org/article/c13c8445452941d28e8e75b1fefd79312013-04-01T00:00:00Zhttp://dpcj.org/index.php/dpc/article/view/956https://doaj.org/toc/2160-9381 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. Christine ProdingerRafaella TatarskiMartin LaimerVerena Ahlgrimm-SiessMattioli1885articleDermatologyRL1-803ENDermatology Practical & Conceptual (2013)
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spellingShingle	Dermatology RL1-803 Christine Prodinger Rafaella Tatarski Martin Laimer Verena Ahlgrimm-Siess Large congenital nevus spilus—improved follow-up through the use of in vivo reflectance confocal microscopy
description	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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author	Christine Prodinger Rafaella Tatarski Martin Laimer Verena Ahlgrimm-Siess
author_facet	Christine Prodinger Rafaella Tatarski Martin Laimer Verena Ahlgrimm-Siess
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title	Large congenital nevus spilus—improved follow-up through the use of in vivo reflectance confocal microscopy
title_short	Large congenital nevus spilus—improved follow-up through the use of in vivo reflectance confocal microscopy
title_full	Large congenital nevus spilus—improved follow-up through the use of in vivo reflectance confocal microscopy
title_fullStr	Large congenital nevus spilus—improved follow-up through the use of in vivo reflectance confocal microscopy
title_full_unstemmed	Large congenital nevus spilus—improved follow-up through the use of in vivo reflectance confocal microscopy
title_sort	large congenital nevus spilus—improved follow-up through the use of in vivo reflectance confocal microscopy
publisher	Mattioli1885
publishDate	2013
url	https://doaj.org/article/c13c8445452941d28e8e75b1fefd7931
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Large congenital nevus spilus—improved follow-up through the use of in vivo reflectance confocal microscopy

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