title: In vivo reflectance confocal microscopy features of a melanoacanthoma.
abstract: Efforts have been expended to evaluate the reflectance confocal microscopy (RCM) features of different clinical entities in order to more thoroughly delineate benign versus malignant features. In this way, RCM can help clinicians to be more selective in regard to undertaking appropriate skin biopsies and improving their benign to malignant ratio. Herein, we report a case of a histopathologically proven melanoacanthoma, a variant of seborrheic keratosis. There are scarce reports describing the RCM features of melanoacanthoma. Our case demonstrated RCM features that were suspicious for melanoma. More RCM images of this benign entity are needed to establish definitive diagnostic criteria.
authors.affiliation: Department of Dermatology, University of Connecticut Health Center, Farmington, CT, USA.
authors.forename: Neda
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Shahriari
authors.affiliation: Department of Dermatology, University of Connecticut Health Center, Farmington, CT, USA.
authors.forename: Jane M
authors.initials: JM
authors.lastname: Grant-Kels
authors.affiliation: Department of Dermatology, University of Miami Miller School of Medicine, Miami FL, USA.
authors.forename: Harold S
authors.initials: HS
authors.lastname: Rabinovitz
authors.affiliation: Department of Dermatology, University of Miami Miller School of Medicine, Miami FL, USA.
authors.forename: Margaret
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Oliviero
authors.affiliation: Department of Dermatology, Sheba Medical Center and Sackler Faculty of Medicine, Tel Aviv University, Tel Aviv, Israel.
authors.forename: Alon
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Scope
keywords: RCM; melanoacanthoma; microscopy; seborrheic keratosis