Dermoscopic features of clear cell acanthoma
Abstract: Clear cell acanthoma is an uncommon type of benign epithelial tumor. Typically, it is a solitary lesion found on the lower limbs. It presents as a nodule or small plaque with slow and well-defined growth. Diagnosis used to be clinical and histopathological, but the advent of dermoscopy has...
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| author | Daniela Gomes Cunha Luiza Erthal de Britto Pereira Kassuga-Roisman Luisa Kelmer Côrtes de Barros Silveira Fabiane Carvalho de Macedo |
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| description | Abstract: Clear cell acanthoma is an uncommon type of benign epithelial tumor. Typically, it is a solitary lesion found on the lower limbs. It presents as a nodule or small plaque with slow and well-defined growth. Diagnosis used to be clinical and histopathological, but the advent of dermoscopy has led to an increase in diagnostic accuracy. We describe a case in which dermoscopy proved highly useful for diagnosis of the lesion. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-2c476a60c53449889223fec33c625afd2022-12-21T17:21:29ZengSociedade Brasileira de DermatologiaAnais Brasileiros de Dermatologia0365-05962018-06-0193344945010.1590/abd1806-4841.20186977Dermoscopic features of clear cell acanthomaDaniela Gomes Cunhahttps://orcid.org/0000-0003-3841-9811Luiza Erthal de Britto Pereira Kassuga-Roismanhttps://orcid.org/0000-0001-8403-7764Luisa Kelmer Côrtes de Barros Silveirahttps://orcid.org/0000-0002-9000-2362Fabiane Carvalho de Macedohttps://orcid.org/0000-0002-8359-7564Abstract: Clear cell acanthoma is an uncommon type of benign epithelial tumor. Typically, it is a solitary lesion found on the lower limbs. It presents as a nodule or small plaque with slow and well-defined growth. Diagnosis used to be clinical and histopathological, but the advent of dermoscopy has led to an increase in diagnostic accuracy. We describe a case in which dermoscopy proved highly useful for diagnosis of the lesion.http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0365-05962018000300449&tlng=enAcanthomaDermoscopyDiagnostic imagingDiagnosis |
| spellingShingle | Daniela Gomes Cunha Luiza Erthal de Britto Pereira Kassuga-Roisman Luisa Kelmer Côrtes de Barros Silveira Fabiane Carvalho de Macedo Dermoscopic features of clear cell acanthoma Anais Brasileiros de Dermatologia Acanthoma Dermoscopy Diagnostic imaging Diagnosis |
| title | Dermoscopic features of clear cell acanthoma |
| title_full | Dermoscopic features of clear cell acanthoma |
| title_fullStr | Dermoscopic features of clear cell acanthoma |
| title_full_unstemmed | Dermoscopic features of clear cell acanthoma |
| title_short | Dermoscopic features of clear cell acanthoma |
| title_sort | dermoscopic features of clear cell acanthoma |
| topic | Acanthoma Dermoscopy Diagnostic imaging Diagnosis |
| url | http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0365-05962018000300449&tlng=en |
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