Problematic lesions in the elderly.
As the population continues to age, clinicians and dermatologists are increasingly faced with geriatric patients presenting with a range of dermatologic manifestations, including benign and malignant skin tumors. Knowledge of epidemiologic and morphologic features, including dermoscopy of common and benign melanocytic and nonmelanocytic skin tumors, provides the basis for a better understanding and management of problematic skin tumors in this age group. This article provides an overview of common and problematic skin lesions in elderly patients and addresses epidemiologic, clinical, and dermoscopic clues that aid the differential diagnosis and management of challenging skin lesions.
Dermatology and Skin Cancer Unit, Arcispedale Santa Maria Nuova, Istituto di Ricovero e Cura a Carattere Scientifico-IRCCS, Viale Risorgimento 80, Reggio Emilia 42100, Italy; Department of Dermatology, Medical University of Graz, Auenbruggerplatz 8, Graz 8036, Austria. Electronic address: iris.zalaudek@gmail.com.
Iris
I
Zalaudek
Aimilios
A
Lallas
Caterina
C
Longo
Elvira
E
Moscarella
Danica
D
Tiodorovic-Zivkovic
Cinzia
C
Ricci
Giuseppe
G
Albertini
Giuseppe
G
Argenziano
D000368:Aged; D002294:Carcinoma, Squamous Cell / Q000175:diagnosis*; D046169:Dermoscopy; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D005148:Facial Dermatoses / Q000175:diagnosis*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008545:Melanoma / Q000175:diagnosis*; D008875:Middle Aged; D009508:Nevus, Pigmented / Q000175:diagnosis*; D012878:Skin Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis*
Dermoscopy; Elderly; Geriatric; Melanoma; Non-melanoma skin cancer