Three years dermoscopic follow-up of atypical nevi.

Autor: Emiroglu N; Dermatology, Bezmialem Vakif University, Fatih/İstanbul, Turkey., Sallahoglu K; Dermatology, Bezmialem Vakif University, Fatih/İstanbul, Turkey., Cengiz FP; Dermatology, Bezmialem Vakif University, Fatih/İstanbul, Turkey., Cemil BC; Ankara Diskapi Yildirim Beyazit Training and Research Hospital, Ankara, Turkey., Onsun N; Dermatology, Bezmialem Vakif University, Fatih/İstanbul, Turkey.
Jazyk: angličtina
Zdroj: Dermatologic therapy [Dermatol Ther] 2020 Jan; Vol. 33 (1), pp. e13205. Date of Electronic Publication: 2020 Jan 13.
DOI: 10.1111/dth.13205
Abstrakt: Atypical nevi are dynamic lesions and may progressively transform into more or less atypical lesions. We aimed to investigate the dermoscopic features of atypical nevi and dynamic changes in these lesions over a period of 3-years. Patients with 3-year dermoscopic follow-up records were enrolled in the study. We compared the dermatoscopic features of the nevus recorded in the first dermoscopic examination and at the end of the third year. Changes in size (mm), pattern, and color were investigated. The most common dermoscopic patterns were reticular (18 patients; 34%), reticular-homogeneous (17 patients; 32.1%), and reticular-globular (7 patients; 13.2%). The most common pigmentation patterns were central hyperpigmentation (28 patients; 52.8%), regular pigmentation (nine patients; 17.0%), and multifocal hypo/hyperpigmentation (eight patients; 15.1%). Twenty-one (39.6%) patients showed changes in pattern. The transformation from reticular-homogeneous pattern to the homogeneous pattern was the most frequent change in pattern (7 of 21 patients; 33.3%). The transformation from reticular pattern to reticular-homogeneous pattern was the second most common change in pattern (5 of 21 patients; 23.8%). Fourteen (26.4%) patients experienced symmetrical enlargement. Symmetrical enlargement was statistically more frequent in patients who showed dermoscopic changes in pattern than in those who did not show any changes in the pattern (p: .038). In this study, we did not observe any new dermoscopic clues for the diagnosis of melanoma during the follow-up. The nevi tended to turn into a homogeneous (structureless) pattern. We observed that the most common dermoscopic change in pattern was the transformation from reticular-homogeneous pattern to homogeneous pattern, and the lesions had symmetrical enlargement during this transformation. In conclusion, despite the known association between atypical nevi and the risk of developing melanoma, most atypical nevi do not transform into melanoma. Therefore, our study suggests that the excision of atypical nevi is not necessary and dermatoscopic follow-up can reduce the number of unnecessary excisions.
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Databáze: MEDLINE
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