Pigmented Nodular Basal Cell Carcinomas in Differential Diagnosis with Nodular Melanomas: Confocal Microscopy as a Reliable Tool for In Vivo Histologic Diagnosis
Nodular basal cell carcinoma, especially when pigmented, can be in differential diagnosis with nodular melanomas, clinically and dermoscopically. Reflectance confocal microscopy is a relatively new imaging technique that permits to evaluate in vivo skin tumors with a nearly histological resolution....
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doaj-e750747be95644809cf7ae593a49971b2020-11-24T22:51:54ZengHindawi LimitedJournal of Skin Cancer2090-29052090-29132011-01-01201110.1155/2011/406859406859Pigmented Nodular Basal Cell Carcinomas in Differential Diagnosis with Nodular Melanomas: Confocal Microscopy as a Reliable Tool for In Vivo Histologic DiagnosisAlice Casari0Giovanni Pellacani1Stefania Seidenari2Anna Maria Cesinaro3Francesca Beretti4Patrizia Pepe5Caterina Longo6Department of Dermatology and Venereology, University of Modena and Reggio Emilia, Via del Pozzo 71, 41100 Modena, ItalyDepartment of Dermatology and Venereology, University of Modena and Reggio Emilia, Via del Pozzo 71, 41100 Modena, ItalyDepartment of Dermatology and Venereology, University of Modena and Reggio Emilia, Via del Pozzo 71, 41100 Modena, ItalyDepartment of Pathology, University of Modena and Reggio Emilia, Via del Pozzo 71, 41100 Modena, ItalyDepartment of Anatomy and Histology, University of Modena and Reggio Emilia, Via del Pozzo 71, 41100 Modena, ItalyDepartment of Dermatology and Venereology, University of Modena and Reggio Emilia, Via del Pozzo 71, 41100 Modena, ItalyDepartment of Dermatology and Venereology, University of Modena and Reggio Emilia, Via del Pozzo 71, 41100 Modena, ItalyNodular basal cell carcinoma, especially when pigmented, can be in differential diagnosis with nodular melanomas, clinically and dermoscopically. Reflectance confocal microscopy is a relatively new imaging technique that permits to evaluate in vivo skin tumors with a nearly histological resolution. Here, we present four cases of challenging nodular lesions where confocal microscopy was able to clarify the diagnosis.http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2011/406859 |
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Pigmented Nodular Basal Cell Carcinomas in Differential Diagnosis with Nodular Melanomas: Confocal Microscopy as a Reliable Tool for In Vivo Histologic Diagnosis |
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Pigmented Nodular Basal Cell Carcinomas in Differential Diagnosis with Nodular Melanomas: Confocal Microscopy as a Reliable Tool for In Vivo Histologic Diagnosis |
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Pigmented Nodular Basal Cell Carcinomas in Differential Diagnosis with Nodular Melanomas: Confocal Microscopy as a Reliable Tool for In Vivo Histologic Diagnosis |
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Pigmented Nodular Basal Cell Carcinomas in Differential Diagnosis with Nodular Melanomas: Confocal Microscopy as a Reliable Tool for In Vivo Histologic Diagnosis |
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Pigmented Nodular Basal Cell Carcinomas in Differential Diagnosis with Nodular Melanomas: Confocal Microscopy as a Reliable Tool for In Vivo Histologic Diagnosis |
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pigmented nodular basal cell carcinomas in differential diagnosis with nodular melanomas: confocal microscopy as a reliable tool for in vivo histologic diagnosis |
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Journal of Skin Cancer |
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Nodular basal cell carcinoma, especially when pigmented, can be in differential diagnosis with nodular melanomas, clinically and dermoscopically. Reflectance confocal microscopy is a relatively new imaging technique that permits to evaluate in vivo skin tumors with a nearly histological resolution. Here, we present four cases of challenging nodular lesions where confocal microscopy was able to clarify the diagnosis. |
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