Detection of desmoplastic melanoma with dermoscopy and reflectance confocal microscopy

Nigel Maher; Annalisa Solinas; Richard A Scolyer; Susana Puig; Giovanni Pellacani; Pascale Guitera

doi:10.1111/jdv.14381

Abstract

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Dermoscopy and RCM may be useful tools for the identification of DM. Certain RCM features may help distinguish DM from MIS and other invasive melanomas. Larger studies are warranted.

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