Labial Melanotic Macule: A Potential Pitfall on Reflectance Confocal Microscopy

Labial melanotic macules (LMM) are benign pigmented lesions that can be difficult to differentiate from melanoma on the mucous membrane and the mucocutaneous junction. Erfan et al report the reflectance confocal microscopy (RCM) findings in four cases of LMM and discuss the significance of these fin...

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Published inDermatology (Basel) Vol. 224; no. 3; pp. 209 - 211
Main Authors Erfan, N., Hofman, V., Desruelles, F., Passeron, T., Ortonne, J.P., Lacour, J.P., Bahadoran, P.
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Basel, Switzerland S. Karger AG 01.07.2012
Subjects
Adult
Cancer
Dermatology
Dermoscopy - methods
Female
Humans
Letter to Dermatology
Lip Diseases - diagnosis
Lip Diseases - pathology
Male
Melanosis - diagnosis
Melanosis - pathology
Microscopy
Microscopy, Confocal - methods
Middle Aged
Mucous membrane
Pigments
Reflectance confocal microscopy
Labial melanotic macule
Melanoma
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Summary:Labial melanotic macules (LMM) are benign pigmented lesions that can be difficult to differentiate from melanoma on the mucous membrane and the mucocutaneous junction. Erfan et al report the reflectance confocal microscopy (RCM) findings in four cases of LMM and discuss the significance of these findings with regard to RCM criteria of other pigmented lesions.
ISSN:1018-8665
1421-9832
DOI:10.1159/000336775