title: Biopsy guided by dermoscopy in cutaneous pigmented lesion -- case report.
abstract: It may be clinically difficult to differentiate early-stage melanoma from benign tumors, specially pigmented seborrheic keratosis. Dermoscopy can help; however, the findings are not always conclusive. Therefore, histopathology may be necessary for a correct diagnosis. We describe a melanocytic lesion with dubious clinic and dermoscopic findings. An incisional biopsy of a suspicious area, guided by dermoscopy, was performed to clarify the findings.
authors.affiliation: Pedro Ernesto University Hospital (Hospital Universitário Pedro Ernesto), Rio de Janeiro State University (Universidade do Estado do Rio de Janeiro - HUPE/UERJ), Rio de Janeiro, RJ, Brazil. lislainebomm@gmail.com
authors.forename: Lislaine
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Bomm
authors.forename: Marcela Duarte Villela
authors.initials: MD
authors.lastname: Benez
authors.forename: Juan Manuel Piñeiro
authors.initials: JM
authors.lastname: Maceira
authors.forename: Isabel Cristina Brasil
authors.initials: IC
authors.lastname: Succi
authors.forename: Maria de Fatima Guimarães
authors.initials: Mde F
authors.lastname: Scotelaro
mesh_terms: D001706:Biopsy / Q000379:methods; D046169:Dermoscopy / Q000379:methods*; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D006801:Humans; D017492:Keratosis, Seborrheic / Q000473:pathology*; D008297:Male; D008545:Melanoma / Q000473:pathology*; D008875:Middle Aged; D012878:Skin Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology*
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