Dermoscopy as an adjuvant tool for detecting skin leiomyomas in patient with uterine fibroids and cerebral cavernomas
Conclusions:
This observation highlights the usefulness of dermoscopy in the diagnosis of cutaneous leiomyomas disclosing multiple cutaneous and uterine leiomyomatosis syndrome. Dermoscopy should be performed for non-melanocytic multiple lesions mimicking leiomyomas in a large number of patients, to establish a strict classification and identify false negative cases or evaluate them as dermatofibromas. In this case, the dermatologist recognized the risk of renal cancer and cerebral cavernomas.
Source: BMC Dermatology - Category: Dermatology Authors: Laura DiluvioClaudia TortiAlessandro TerrinoniEleonora CandiRaffaella PiancatelliEmilio PiccioneEvelin PaternòSergio ChimentiAugusto OrlandiElena CampioneLuca Bianchi Source Type: research
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