RESUMO
The knowledge of histopathology and in vivo reflectance confocal microscopy correlation has several potential applications. Reflectance confocal microscopy can be performed in all skin tumors, and in this article, the most common histopathologic features of confocal microscopic findings in melanocytic skin tumors and nonmelanocytic skin tumors are described.
Assuntos
Carcinoma Basocelular/diagnóstico por imagem , Carcinoma de Células Escamosas/diagnóstico por imagem , Ceratose Actínica/diagnóstico por imagem , Melanoma/diagnóstico por imagem , Nevo Pigmentado/diagnóstico por imagem , Neoplasias Cutâneas/diagnóstico por imagem , Humanos , Microscopia Intravital , Microscopia ConfocalRESUMO
BACKGROUND: The clinical and dermoscopic diagnosis of cutaneous melanoma metastases may be challenging especially in patients with unknown primary melanoma. MAIN OBSERVATIONS: We observed repetitive dermoscopic patterns of peripheral stellate telangiectasias in cutaneous melanoma metastases from 3 patients, of whom 2 had an unknown primary melanoma. CONCLUSIONS: Stellate telangiectasias surrounding bluish to purple or red nodules with recent onset may represent a clue for cutaneous melanoma metastases.
