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Lislaine Bomm1, Marcela Duarte Villela Benez, Juan Manuel Piñeiro Maceira
1Pedro Ernesto University Hospital (Hospital Universitário Pedro Ernesto), Rio de Janeiro State University (Universidade do Estado do Rio de Janeiro - HUPE/UERJ), Rio de Janeiro, RJ, Brazil. lislainebomm@gmail.com
Abstract:
It may be clinically difficult to differentiate early-stage melanoma from benign tumors, specially pigmented seborrheic keratosis. Dermoscopy can help; however, the findings are not always conclusive. Therefore, histopathology may be necessary for a correct diagnosis. We describe a melanocytic lesion with dubious clinic and dermoscopic findings. An incisional biopsy of a suspicious area, guided by dermoscopy, was performed to clarify the findings.
