Photoletter to the editor: Blue nevus with satellitosis mimicking melanoma. Contribution of dermoscopy and reflectance confocal microscopy.
J Dermatol Case Rep 2012;
6:54-6. [PMID:
22826721 DOI:
10.3315/jdcr.2012.1097]
[Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/16/2012] [Accepted: 04/05/2012] [Indexed: 11/11/2022]
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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