Comedo-like openings in melanoma.
We describe a case of melanoma with the presence of comedo-like openings at dermoscopy. These structures, typical of seborrheic keratosis, represent an uncommon finding in melanoma. We emphasize the importance of searching for specific dermoscopic criteria for melanocytic lesions during the examination of a pigmented lesion, despite possible observations of characteristic structures of non-melanocytic lesions, in order to increase the accuracy in the diagnosis of melanoma.
Fluminense Federal University, Niterói, RJ, Brazil.
Bruno Simão dos
BS
Santos
Fluminense Federal University, Niterói, RJ, Brazil.
Lucia Helena Soares
LH
Ribeiro
Fluminense Federal University, Niterói, RJ, Brazil.
Eloisa Leis
EL
Ayres
Fluminense Federal University, Niterói, RJ, Brazil.
Enoi Aparecida Guedes
EA
Vilar
D000368:Aged; D046169:Dermoscopy; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D017492:Keratosis, Seborrheic / Q000473:pathology*; D008545:Melanoma / Q000473:pathology*; D012878:Skin Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology*