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- Title
Dermoscopy of a plantar combined blue nevus: a simulator of melanoma.
- Authors
Panasiti, V; Devirgiliis, V; Borroni, R G; Mancini, M; Rossi, M; Curzio, M; Mastrecchia, B; Bottoni, U; Innocenzi, D; Calvieri, S
- Abstract
Dermoscopy allows early detection of melanoma also on acral volar skin. The majority of melanocytic nevi on palms and soles may show three major dermoscopic patterns: the parallel-furrow pattern, the lattice-like pattern, and the fibrillar pattern. Melanomas at these sites are characterized by the parallel ridge pattern. We present the case of a 59-year-old woman who had an oval papule of bluish color, measuring 0.6 x 0.9 cm, localized on her left sole, that had been present, unchanged, for more than 10 years. Dermoscopy showed a parallel ridge pattern. The histopathological examination revealed a combined blue nevus. We present this case to underline that on acral volar skin also intradermal nevi, such as combined blue nevi, may dermoscopically exhibit a parallel ridge pattern, simulating melanoma.
- Publication
Dermatology (Basel, Switzerland), 2007, Vol 214, Issue 2, p174
- ISSN
1018-8665
- Publication type
Journal Article
- DOI
10.1159/000098579