In a 9-year-old boy, on the arm (recent onset)
What to see at dermoscopy:
-radial streaming (starburst pattern)
-globules at periphery of lesion (right portion of lesion)
Dermoscopy in favor of Reed nevus. Regular control was indicated
In a 56-year-old man, on the arm (presence of multiple moles and a familiar history of melanoma)
What to see at dermoscopy:
-Reticular pattern
-Structureless areas assimetrically distributed
-Radial streaming (gray arrows)
Dermoscopy in favor of dysplastic nevus and histopathology confirmed the diagnosis (mild subtype)
In a 76-year-old woman, on the leg (rapid evolution)
What to see at dermoscopy:
-multicomponent pattern
-globules
-radial streaming (arrow)
-irregular vessels
-chrysalis structures (circle)
-blue-white veil
-blotches
Extirpation was indicated
Dermoscopy in favor of melanoma
In a 66-year-old man, on the shoulder
What to see at dermoscopy:
-reticular pattern
-radial streaming (circles)
-hypopigmented areas
-irregular pigmentation
Extirpation was indicated and histology correlation was a dysplastic nevus
In a 26-year-old woman, on the thigh
What to see at dermoscopy:
-asymmetric reticular pattern
-blotches
-radial streaming
-negative network
-scar-like depigmentation
Extirpation was suggested
Histopathological correlation: melanoma in situ