Atypical fibroxanthoma (AFX) is a spindle cell neoplasm with low metastatic potential but high tendency to recur after surgery. Because of the rarity of this lesion and its aspecific clinical features, AFX could be easily misdiagnosed and undertreated by many clinicians who encounter them. Dermoscopy represents a valuable tool for easily assessing skin lesions, even though histological examination is required for final diagnosis. We report a case of a cheek lesion with dermoscopic "blue amber pattern", easily recognisable and not observed in others skin tumours, which could represent an additional feature useful in differentiating this tumour from other skin neoplasms.
Lesion presenting with a "blue amber" pattern / Pagliarello, Calogero; Peccerillo, Francesca; Zucchi, Alfredo; Tortorella, Rocco Giuseppe; Ricci, Roberto; Stanganelli, Ignazio; Feliciani, Claudio; DI NUZZO, Sergio. - In: WORLD JOURNAL OF CLINICAL CASES. - ISSN 2307-8960. - 4:10(2016), pp. 333-335. [10.12998/wjcc.v4.i10.333]
Lesion presenting with a "blue amber" pattern
PAGLIARELLO, Calogero;ZUCCHI, Alfredo;RICCI, Roberto;STANGANELLI, Ignazio;FELICIANI, Claudio;DI NUZZO, Sergio
2016-01-01
Abstract
Atypical fibroxanthoma (AFX) is a spindle cell neoplasm with low metastatic potential but high tendency to recur after surgery. Because of the rarity of this lesion and its aspecific clinical features, AFX could be easily misdiagnosed and undertreated by many clinicians who encounter them. Dermoscopy represents a valuable tool for easily assessing skin lesions, even though histological examination is required for final diagnosis. We report a case of a cheek lesion with dermoscopic "blue amber pattern", easily recognisable and not observed in others skin tumours, which could represent an additional feature useful in differentiating this tumour from other skin neoplasms.File | Dimensione | Formato | |
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