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dpc-809	Scope, Alon; Longo, Caterina	Recognizing the benefits and pitfalls of reflectance confocal microscopy in melanoma diagnosis	2014	5	.pdf	application/pdf	2445	124	49	(E) On higher magnification RCM image (0.5 x 0.5 mm) at the spinous layer of the epidermis, dendritic cells in pagetoid pattern can be seen. Email: scopea1@gmail.com 68 Editorial | Dermatol Pract Concept 2014;4(3):13 (1) nevi with irregular pigment pattern (e.g., irregular net- work, complex pattern) on dermatoscopy showing a regular pattern (e.g., ringed or meshwork patterns) on RCM (Figures 1,2); (2) nevi with a hyperpigmented structureless pattern on der- matoscopy that display on RCM a cobblestone pattern of the epidermis (reflecting pigmented keratinocytes at the basal and suprabasal epidermis) or a dense infiltrate of melanophages in the dermis; (3) a dermatoscopically-equivocal lesion on sun-damaged skin with a differential diagnosis between solar lentigo and melanoma on sun-damaged skin, that presents a straightforward pattern of solar lentigo on RCM, with- out any findings concerning for melanoma; (4) a pink macule revealing only a vascular pattern on der- matoscopy, while RCM demonstrates a straightforward pattern of nevus; (5) a macule or patch displaying granularity or blue-gray hue on dermatoscopy, while showing on RCM features of lichen planus-like keratosis with melanophages and remnants of solar lentigo, in the absence of suspicious findings for melanoma [4]; (6) recurrent pigmentation in a scar, whereby RCM helps dis- criminate between a benign reactive pigmentation and an atypical melanocytic proliferation which would require a biopsy to exclude melanoma [5].	cache/dpc-809.pdf	txt/dpc-809.txt