Surg Cosmet Dermatol. 2018;10(1):59-62
The diagnosis of pigmented facial lesions is considered challenging since benign and malignant lesions might have similar clinical and dermoscopic features – especially in the early stages of the lesion – entailing that it is often difficult to identify lentigo maligna lesions in the face. In this way, confocal reflectance microscopy has the potential to become a useful tool both in the diagnosis and surgical planning of lentigo maligna.
Keywords: Dermoscopy; Hutchinson's melanotic freckle; Keratosis, actinic; Melanoma; Microscopy, confocal