title: Reflectance confocal microscopy features of facial angiofibromas.
abstract: Facial angiofibromas are benign tumors presenting as firm, dome-shaped, flesh-colored to pink papules, typically on the nose and adjoining central face. Clinically and dermoscopically they can mimic melanocytic nevi or basal cell carcinomas (BCC). Reflectance confocal microscopy (RCM) is a noninvasive imaging tool that is useful in diagnosing melanocytic and non-melanocytic facial lesions. To date no studies have described the RCM features of facial angiofibromas. Herein, we present two cases of facial angiofibromas that were imaged with RCM and revealed tumor island-like structures that mimicked BCC, leading to skin biopsy.
authors.affiliation: Dermatology Department, Hospital Costa del Sol, Marbella, Spain.
authors.forename: José-Francisco
authors.initials: JF
authors.lastname: Millán-Cayetano
authors.affiliation: Dermatology Service, Department of Medicine, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, New York, USA; Dermatology Department, Hospital Clinic, Universitat de Barcelona, Barcelona, Spain.
authors.forename: Oriol
authors.initials: O
authors.lastname: Yélamos
authors.affiliation: Dermatology Service, Department of Medicine, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, New York, USA.
authors.forename: Anthony M
authors.initials: AM
authors.lastname: Rossi
authors.affiliation: Dermatology Service, Department of Medicine, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, New York, USA.
authors.forename: Michael A
authors.initials: MA
authors.lastname: Marchetti
authors.affiliation: Dermatology Service, Department of Medicine, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, New York, USA.
authors.forename: Manu
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Jain
keywords: angiofibroma; basal cell carcinoma; fibrous papule; reflectance confocal microscopy