Photoletter to the editor: Blue nevus with satellitosis mimicking melanoma. Contribution of dermoscopy and reflectance confocal microscopy.

doi:10.3315/jdcr.2012.1097

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Research Article | Volume 6 Issue 2 (None, 2012) | Pages 54 - 56

Photoletter to the editor: Blue nevus with satellitosis mimicking melanoma. Contribution of dermoscopy and reflectance confocal microscopy.

Siham Lourari

Laurence Lamant

Roland Viraben

Carle Paul

Nicolas Meyer

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Open Access

DOI : 10.3315/jdcr.2012.1097

PMID : PMC3399678

Received

Feb. 16, 2012

Published

June 30, 2012

Abstract

Blue nevus is an acquired benign melanocytic nevus that can undergo malignant transformation. We report a 70-year-old man who presented with a recently enlarged long-term blue nodule on his scalp. He reported onset of new satellitosis around the lesion. Although clinically thought to be a malignant melanoma, histopathological, dermoscopic and reflectance confocal-microscopy examinations did not confirm this diagnosis.

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Blue nevus

Dermoscopy

Malignant blue nevus

Melanoma

Reflectance confocal microscopy

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