title: Fibroepithelioma of Pinkus: case reports and review of the literature.
abstract: Fibroepithelioma of Pinkus (FeP) is an unusual form of basal cell carcinoma, which may clinically mimic a range of benign skin tumors that are not routinely excised. Preliminary observations on a total of 20 published cases of FeP suggest that dermoscopy and reflectance confocal microscopy may aid the clinical diagnosis and management of FeP. Herein we report the clinical, dermoscopic and confocal microscopic features of 3 additional cases of FeP, which were clinically misclassified as benign skin tumors, and discuss the role of dermoscopy and confocal microscopy in the clinical diagnosis of this condition.
authors.affiliation: Department of Dermatology, University of Modena and Reggio Emilia, Modena, Italy.
authors.forename: Camilla
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Reggiani
authors.forename: Iris
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Zalaudek
authors.forename: Simonetta
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Piana
authors.forename: Caterina
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Longo
authors.forename: Giuseppe
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Argenziano
authors.forename: Aimilios
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Lallas
authors.forename: Giovanni
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Pellacani
authors.forename: Elvira
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Moscarella
mesh_terms: D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D002280:Basal Cell Carcinoma / Q000473:pathology* / Q000601:surgery; D046169:Dermoscopy; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D003951:Diagnostic Errors; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D018613:Microscopy, Confocal; D008875:Middle Aged; D018225:Neoplasms, Fibroepithelial / Q000473:pathology* / Q000601:surgery; D012878:Skin Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology* / Q000601:surgery