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

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.

• Authors: Mayara Hamilko de Barros, Claudio Conforti, Roberta Giuffrida, Fernanda Simões Seabra Resende, Nicola Di Meo, Iris Zalaudek
• Journal: Dermatologic therapy (Dermatol Ther) Vol. 32 Issue 5 Pg. e13048 (09 2019) ISSN: 1529-8019 [Electronic] United States
• PMID: 31365164 (Publication Type: Case Reports, Journal Article, Review)
• Copyright: © 2019 Wiley Periodicals, Inc.

Chemical References

• Adjuvants, Immunologic
• Imiquimod

Topics

• Adjuvants, Immunologic (therapeutic use)
• Administration, Topical
• Aged, 80 and over
• Combined Modality Therapy
• Dermatologic Surgical Procedures (methods)
• Dermoscopy (methods)
• Female
• Humans
• Hutchinson's Melanotic Freckle (diagnosis, pathology, therapy)
• Imiquimod (therapeutic use)
• Preoperative Care (methods)
• Prognosis
• Risk Assessment
• Skin Neoplasms (diagnosis, pathology, therapy)
• Treatment Outcome