title: Dermoscopic patterns of cutaneous melanoma metastases.
abstract: In 2-8% of patients with melanoma, the first clinical manifestation of the disease may be skin metastasis. In these cases, differential diagnosis with the primary melanoma, benign melanocytic lesions, and other malignant and benign skin growths is particularly challenging. For this reason, the dermatologist's approach to cutaneous metastases of malignant melanoma calls for knowledge of the great morphological variety of these lesions. Dermoscopic characteristics associated with CMMMs have not yet been codified. The aim of the present review is to provide additional information about dermoscopic aspects of these skin lesions.
authors: Department of Clinical Medicine and Immunological Sciences, Dermatology Section, University of Siena, Siena, Italy.
authors: Pietro
authors: P
authors: Rubegni
authors: Arianna
authors: A
authors: Lamberti
authors: Filomena
authors: F
authors: Mandato
authors: Roberto
authors: R
authors: Perotti
authors: Michele
authors: M
authors: Fimiani
mesh_terms: D046169:Dermoscopy; D006801:Humans; D008545:Melanoma / Q000473:pathology* / Q000556:secondary*; D012878:Skin Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology*