Reflectance Confocal Microscopy Findings in a Small-Diameter Invasive Melanoma

Isil Karaarslan; Fezal Ozdemir; Banu Yaman; Ayda Acar; Alon Scope

doi:10.12788/cutis.0512

Reflectance Confocal Microscopy Findings in a Small-Diameter Invasive Melanoma

Isil Karaarslan, Fezal Ozdemir, Banu Yaman, Ayda Acar^*, Alon Scope

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The diagnosis of a small-diameter melanoma may be challenging. We report the case of a 57-year-old man with a small pigmented papular lesion (2.5-mm diameter) that was suspicious on dermoscopy. A more confident differential diagnosis between an atypical nevus and a melanoma was necessary for correct management. Reflectance confocal microscopy (RCM) allowed a confident diagnosis in this lesion, which was an invasive melanoma with 0.3-mm Breslow thickness. This case highlights the benefit of RCM to reach a confident diagnosis and correct management of a small-diameter invasive melanoma.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	269-271
Number of pages	3
Journal	Cutis
Volume	109
Issue number	5
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.12788/cutis.0512
State	Published - May 2022

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