Poroma vessels can be better identified by high magnification dermoscopy compared to conventional dermoscopy

Roberta Giuffrida; Linda Tognetti; Dario Valguarnera; Claudio Conforti; Iris Zalaudek; Fabrizio Guarneri

doi:10.5826/dpc.1504a6050

Poroma vessels can be better identified by high magnification dermoscopy compared to conventional dermoscopy

Authors

Roberta Giuffrida Dermatology Section, Department of Clinical and Experimental Medicine, University of Messina, Messina, Italy https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5492-3033
Linda Tognetti Dermatology Unit, Department of Medical, Surgical and Neurosciences, University of Siena, Siena, Italy
Dario Valguarnera Department of Clinical & Experimental Medicine, Dermatology, University of Messina, Messina, Italy
Claudio Conforti IDI-IRCCS, Dermatological Research Hospital, Rome, Italy ; Department of Life Science, Health, and Health Professions, Link University of Rome, Rome, Italy
Iris Zalaudek Department of Dermatology and Venereology, University of Trieste, Ospedale Maggiore, Trieste, Italy
Fabrizio Guarneri Department of Clinical & Experimental Medicine, Dermatology, University of Messina, Messina, Italy

Keywords:

poroma, basal cell carcinoma, dermoscopy, High magnification dermoscopy, vessels

References

Marchetti MA, Marino ML, Virmani P et al. Dermoscopic features and patterns of poromas: a multicentre observational case-control study conducted by the International Dermoscopy Society. J Eur Acad Dermatol Venereol. 2018;32:1263-1271. DOI: 10.1111/jdv.14729. PMID: 29194789.

Cavallo F, Mazzoletti V, Zelin E et al. 'Poroma-like' branched vessels with rounded endings in dermoscopy of basal cell carcinoma: a new unusual structure. Clin Exp Dermatol. 2023; 48:1177-1179. DOI: 10.1093/ced/llad225. PMID: 37401454.

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2025-10-31

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Vol. 15 No. 4 (2025): 2025 Vol 15, No 4 | October

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Giuffrida R, Tognetti L, Valguarnera D, Conforti C, Zalaudek I, Guarneri F. Poroma vessels can be better identified by high magnification dermoscopy compared to conventional dermoscopy. Dermatol Pract Concept. 2025;15(4):6050. doi:10.5826/dpc.1504a6050