Dermoscopy of lymphangioma circumscriptum: A morphological study of 45 cases

Abstract

Dermoscopy is useful in improving the diagnosis of lymphangioma circumscriptum with characteristic structures and patterns and could assist in elucidating the presence of blood in lymphatic channels.

Dermoscopy and pathological correlation of microcystic cutaneous lymphatic malformation: a rare cutaneous entity

“…Cutaneous lymphangiomas (CL) are uncommon cutaneous lesions, accounting for 4% of all vascular tumors . CL are usually congenital, although they may appear spontaneously in adolescence or adult life, showing a slight female prevalence, as reported also in our case.…”

“…However the authors called these lesions CLC and did not use the new classification of MCLM . Besides, among the 45 cases reported by the authors in their study, only one case showed clinical and dermoscopic features similar to our case.…”

“…To date, the only study about the dermoscopy of MCLM is the one of Zeballos et al, where the authors concluded that the most common dermoscopic patterns associated with MCLM were the presence of lacunae (89% of cases) and vascular structures (82% of cases) . However the authors called these lesions CLC and did not use the new classification of MCLM .…”

Dermoscopic surprises in a series of 6 cases

“…The white scar like patch is a sharply demarcated but irregularly defined white area. It histologically correlates to fibrosis in the papillary dermis [9]. Comedo like openings and milia like cysts are the classical diagnostic criteria for seborrheic keratosis on dermoscopy.…”

Image Gallery: Haematogenous metastasis of melanoma mimicking lymphangioma

“…Dear Editor , A 70‐year‐old man presented with a 3‐week history of multiple papules, which were vascular in appearance, on his trunk (a); 10 years previously he had undergone complete excision of a superficial spreading malignant melanoma from his abdomen. (b) On polarized light dermoscopy, the papules showed an angioma‐like pattern, with translucent‐to‐pink pseudolagoons, white lines and a hypopyon sign reminiscent of that classically described in lymphangioma (arrow) . Polymorphous atypical vessels inside the pseudolagoons were also observed (arrowhead).…”