Age, gender, and topography influence the clinical and dermoscopic appearance of lentigo maligna.
J Am Acad Dermatol
; 72(5): 801-8, 2015 May.
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ABSTRACT
BACKGROUND:
Little is known about the frequency of clinical and dermoscopic patterns of lentigo maligna (LM) in relation to specific anatomic subsites and patients characteristics.OBJECTIVE:
We sought to assess the frequency of clinical and dermoscopic features of LM and to correlate them to specific anatomic subsites, and patients' age and gender.METHODS:
This was a retrospective analysis of clinical and dermoscopic images of a series of consecutive, histopathologically diagnosed, facial and extrafacial LM.RESULTS:
A total of 201 cases from 200 patients (mean age 69.51 ± 12.26 years) including 120 women were collected. Most cases were located on the face (n = 192, 95.5%). In 102 cases, LM presented as clinically solitary facial macule (s/LM), whereas it was associated with multiple surrounding freckles in the remaining cases. s/LM were significantly smaller (<10 vs >10 mm; P = .020) and associated with younger age compared with LM associated with multiple surrounding freckles (mean age 67.73 ± 12.68 years vs 71.34 ± 11.59 years, respectively; P = .036). Dermoscopically, gray color irrespective of a specific pattern was the most prevalent finding seen in 178 (88.6%) cases.LIMITATIONS:
This was a retrospective study.CONCLUSIONS:
The knowledge about patient age, patient gender, and site-related clinical features of LM associated with gray color upon dermoscopy may enhance the clinical recognition of LM.Palavras-chave
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Assunto principal:
Neoplasias Cutâneas
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Sarda Melanótica de Hutchinson
Tipo de estudo:
Diagnostic_studies
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Observational_studies
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Risk_factors_studies
Limite:
Aged
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Female
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Humans
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Male
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En
Revista:
J Am Acad Dermatol
Ano de publicação:
2015
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Article