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New findings from M. Ardigo and co-authors describe advances in acanthoma

Published in Medical Imaging Week, July 25th, 2009

"Clear cell acanthoma (CCA) is a rare, benign neoplasm of unknown etiology, whose dermoscopic and histological features have been previously described. Usually, CCA can be diagnosed by clinical and dermoscopic examination," scientists writing in the journal Dermatologic Surgery report.

"In some cases, diagnosis remains uncertain, and histological examination is needed. The aim of this paper was to describe the features of reflectance confocal microscopy (RCM) in diagnosing CCA, compare them with findings on dermoscopy and histology, and evaluate their possible usefulness in CCA evaluation. Five lesions diagnosed clinically as CCA were imaged using dermoscopy and...

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