title: Dermoscopy of Targetoid Hemosiderotic Hemangioma: A Morphological Study of 35 Cases.
abstract: BACKGROUND
  Targetoid hemosiderotic hemangioma is an uncommon, vascular, benign solitary lesion of lymphatic origin that can be misdiagnosed as other tumors including melanomas.
  
  
  OBJECTIVE
  To evaluate the dermoscopic features of a large series of targetoid hemosiderotic hemangiomas.
  
  
  METHODS
  Digital dermoscopic images of 35 histopathologically confirmed cases of targetoid hemosiderotic hemangiomas collected from 7 hospitals in Spain and Italy were evaluated for the presence of dermoscopic structures and patterns.
  
  
  RESULTS
  The results of our study reveal that the presence of central red and dark lacunae and a peripheral circular reddish-violaceous homogeneous area is the most common dermoscopic pattern in targetoid hemosiderotic hemangioma (71.4%). The targetoid hemosiderotic hemangiomas of our study were correctly diagnosed in 77% of cases.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Dermoscopy is helpful in improving the diagnosis of targetoid hemosiderotic hemangioma. However, attention must be paid to those cases that dermoscopically may show nontargetoid patterns, which often mimic other lesions, including melanoma.
authors.affiliation: Dermatology Department, Hospital Sant Pau i Santa Tecla, Tarragona, Spain.
authors.forename: Pedro
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Zaballos
authors.forename: Alex
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Llambrich
authors.forename: Luis Javier
authors.initials: LJ
authors.lastname: Del Pozo
authors.forename: Christian
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Landi
authors.forename: Angel
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Pizarro
authors.forename: Angel
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Vera
authors.forename: José
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Bañuls
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D002648:Child; D046169:Dermoscopy; D005260:Female; D006391:Hemangioma / Q000737:chemistry / Q000473:pathology*; D006485:Hemosiderin / Q000032:analysis; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D012878:Skin Neoplasms / Q000737:chemistry / Q000473:pathology*; D055815:Young Adult
chemical_list: D006485:Hemosiderin