Dermatoscopic patterns of cutaneous metastases: A multicentre cross-sectional study of the International Dermoscopy Society.
Danica TiodorovicJelena Stojkovic-FilipovicAshfaq MarghoobGiuseppe ArgenzianoSusana Puig SardàJosep MalvehyLinda TognettiRubegni PietroBengü Nisa AkayIris ZalaudekHolger A HaenssleChristine Müller-ChristmannElisa CinottiJean Luc PerrotPedro ZaballosRenato Marchiori BakosLuc ThomasKetty PerisAimillios LallasZoi ApallaJuergen F KreuschIsabelle TrommeAlexandros J StratigosMaria Antonietta PizzichettaLidija Kandolf SekulovicCaterina LongoAndreas BlumMasaru TanakaRainer Hofmann-WellenhofAndrija JovicJohn PaoliMarija BuljanMartina Espasandín-AriasHoracio CaboSonia Rodrigiez SaaGabriel SalerniGianluca NazzaroGrazyna Kaminska-WinciorekGiovanni DamianiFranciska GesztiHarald Kittlernull nullPublished in: Journal of the European Academy of Dermatology and Venereology : JEADV (2024)
The head and neck area is a common site for distant CMs. Our study confirms that most pigmented melanoma metastasis are structureless blue on dermatoscopy and may mimic blue nevi. Amelanotic metastases are typified by linear serpentine vessels and a white structureless pattern, regardless of the primary tumour.