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Review
. 2019 Sep;32(5):e13048.
doi: 10.1111/dth.13048. Epub 2019 Aug 12.

Clinical usefulness of dermoscopy in the management of lentigo maligna melanoma treated with topical imiquimod: A case report

Mayara Hamilko de Barros  1 , Claudio Conforti  2 , Roberta Giuffrida  3 , Fernanda Simões Seabra Resende  4 , Nicola Di Meo  2 , Iris Zalaudek  2
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Review

Clinical usefulness of dermoscopy in the management of lentigo maligna melanoma treated with topical imiquimod: A case report

Mayara Hamilko de Barros et al. Dermatol Ther. 2019 Sep.

Abstract

The importance of dermoscopy for diagnosing lentigo maligna melanoma (LMM) is well known. More recently, dermoscopy has been proposed as a useful tool also for the treatment choice and monitoring. Herein, we present an 87-year-old woman, who was successfully treated with imiquimod 5% cream after surgical persistence of residual LMM and for whom dermoscopy was helpful to assist diagnosis and assess tumor persistence after surgery and its response to topical treatment with imiquimod.

Keywords: dermoscopy; imiquimod; lentigo maligna; melanoma.

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