Atypical Spitz nevus: dermoscopic, confocal microscopic and histopathological correlation

Rita Bouceiro-Mendes; Camila Scharf; Eugenia Veronica Di Brizzi; Andrea Ronchi; Giuseppe Argenziano; Elvira Moscarella

doi:10.5826/dpc.1204a172

Atypical Spitz nevus: dermoscopic, confocal microscopic and histopathological correlation

Authors

Rita Bouceiro-Mendes Dermatology Unit, Northern Lisbon University Hospital Centre, Lisbon, Portugal.
Camila Scharf Dermatology Unit, University of Campania L. Vanvitelli, Naples, Italy
Eugenia Veronica Di Brizzi Dermatology Unit, University of Campania L. Vanvitelli, Naples, Italy
Andrea Ronchi Pathology Unit, University of Campania L. Vanvitelli, Naples, Italy
Giuseppe Argenziano Dermatology Unit, University of Campania L. Vanvitelli, Naples, Italy
Elvira Moscarella Dermatology Unit, University of Campania L. Vanvitelli, Naples, Italy

References

1. Guida S, Pellacani G, Cesinaro AM, Moscarella E, Argenziano G, Farnetani F, et al. Spitz naevi and melanomas with similar dermoscopic patterns: can confocal microscopy differentiate? The Br J Dermatol. 2016;174(3):610-6. doi: 10.1111/bjd.14286. PMID: 26554394.
2. Pellacani G, Longo C, Ferrara G, Cesinaro AM, Bassoli S, Guitera P, et al. Spitz nevi: In vivo confocal microscopic features, dermatoscopic aspects, histopathologic correlates, and diagnostic significance. J Am Acad Dermatol. 2009;60(2):236-47. doi: 10.1016/j.jaad.2008.07.061. PMID: 19091443.

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2022-10-31

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2022 Vol 12, No 4 | October

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Bouceiro-Mendes R, Scharf C, Di Brizzi EV, Ronchi A, Argenziano G, Moscarella E. Atypical Spitz nevus: dermoscopic, confocal microscopic and histopathological correlation. Dermatol Pract Concept. 2022;12(4):e2022172. doi:10.5826/dpc.1204a172