Reflectance confocal microscopy features of facial angiofibromas
Facial angiofibromas are benign tumors presenting as firm, dome-shaped flesh-colored to pink papules, typically on the nose and adjoining central face. Clinically and dermoscopically they can mimic melanocytic nevi or basal cell carcinomas (BCC). Reflectance confocal microscopy (RCM) is a noninvasiv...
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| author | José-Francisco Millán-Cayetano Oriol Yelamos Anthony M Rossi Michael A. Marchetti Manu Jain |
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| description | Facial angiofibromas are benign tumors presenting as firm, dome-shaped flesh-colored to pink papules, typically on the nose and adjoining central face. Clinically and dermoscopically they can mimic melanocytic nevi or basal cell carcinomas (BCC). Reflectance confocal microscopy (RCM) is a noninvasive imaging tool that is useful in diagnosing melanocytic and non-melanocytic facial lesions. To date no studies have described the RCM features of facial angiofibromas. Herein, we present two cases of facial angiofibromas that were imaged with RCM and revealed tumor island-like structures that mimicked BCC, leading to skin biopsy. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-ef0724bbd9ac42eca666e2190a76eca62022-12-22T04:07:29ZengMattioli1885Dermatology Practical & Conceptual2160-93812017-02-0110.5826/dpc.0701a10Reflectance confocal microscopy features of facial angiofibromasJosé-Francisco Millán-Cayetano0Oriol Yelamos1Anthony M Rossi2Michael A. Marchetti3Manu Jain4Dermatology Department, Hospital Costa del Sol, Marbella, SpainDermatology Service, Department of Medicine, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, New York, U.S.A.Dermatology Service, Department of Medicine, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, New York, U.S.A.Dermatology Service, Department of Medicine, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, New York, U.S.A.Dermatology Service, Department of Medicine, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, New York, U.S.A.Facial angiofibromas are benign tumors presenting as firm, dome-shaped flesh-colored to pink papules, typically on the nose and adjoining central face. Clinically and dermoscopically they can mimic melanocytic nevi or basal cell carcinomas (BCC). Reflectance confocal microscopy (RCM) is a noninvasive imaging tool that is useful in diagnosing melanocytic and non-melanocytic facial lesions. To date no studies have described the RCM features of facial angiofibromas. Herein, we present two cases of facial angiofibromas that were imaged with RCM and revealed tumor island-like structures that mimicked BCC, leading to skin biopsy.http://dpcj.org/index.php/dpc/article/view/232reflectance confocal microscopydermoscopyangiofibromafibrous papulebasal cell carcinoma |
| spellingShingle | José-Francisco Millán-Cayetano Oriol Yelamos Anthony M Rossi Michael A. Marchetti Manu Jain Reflectance confocal microscopy features of facial angiofibromas Dermatology Practical & Conceptual reflectance confocal microscopy dermoscopy angiofibroma fibrous papule basal cell carcinoma |
| title | Reflectance confocal microscopy features of facial angiofibromas |
| title_full | Reflectance confocal microscopy features of facial angiofibromas |
| title_fullStr | Reflectance confocal microscopy features of facial angiofibromas |
| title_full_unstemmed | Reflectance confocal microscopy features of facial angiofibromas |
| title_short | Reflectance confocal microscopy features of facial angiofibromas |
| title_sort | reflectance confocal microscopy features of facial angiofibromas |
| topic | reflectance confocal microscopy dermoscopy angiofibroma fibrous papule basal cell carcinoma |
| url | http://dpcj.org/index.php/dpc/article/view/232 |
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