title: [Diagnosis of pigmented skin lesions using surface microscopy].
abstract: The clinical diagnosis of cutaneous pigmented tumors is often difficult. Surface microscopy represents an interesting approach to this problem. For this in vivo investigation, a stereomicroscope, a glass slide and immersion oil are used. In order to improve the clinicopathological correlation of pigmented skin lesions, morphological criteria discerned by surface microscopy--such as pigment network or black dots--were compared with the corresponding histological features. Surface microscopy opens a new dimension for the diagnosis and differential diagnosis of malignant melanomas, dysplastic nevi, or non-melanocytic pigmented tumors, and allows a better pre-operative assessment of these lesions.
authors.affiliation: Clinica Dermatologica, Università di Graz, Austria.
authors.forename: H P
authors.initials: HP
authors.lastname: Soyer
authors.forename: L
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Cerroni
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Smolle
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Hoedl
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Kerl
mesh_terms: D006801:Humans; D008545:Melanoma / Q000473:pathology*; D008853:Microscopy; D010859:Pigmentation Disorders / Q000473:pathology*; D012878:Skin Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology*
vernacular_title: Diagnosi delle lesioni cutanee pigmentate per mezzo della microscopia di superficie.