Pyogenic granuloma and nodular Kaposi?s sarcoma: dermoscopic clues for the differential diagnosis

Ömer Faruk ELMAS; Necmettin AKDENİZ; Emine Müge ACAR; Asuman KİLİTÇİ

Makale detayları

Pyogenic granuloma and nodular Kaposi?s sarcoma: dermoscopic clues for the differential diagnosis

Yazarlar:

Ömer Faruk ELMAS | Necmettin AKDENİZ | Emine Müge ACAR | Asuman KİLİTÇİ

Yayıncı:

TUBITAK

Dergi:

Turkish Journal of Medical Sciences 2019 Vol.49 Issue 5, pp.1471-1478

Belge Tipi:

Makale

Yayın Tarihi:

9/2019

Belge Dili:

İngilizce

Document ID (Org No.):

2000749894

Sıklık:

İki Aylık

eISSN:

1303-6165

pISSN:

1300-0144

Özet:

 

Background/aim: Pyogenic granuloma (PG)-like nodular Kaposi?s sarcoma (KS) has been previously demonstrated in several studies. However, to the best of our knowledge, no original study investigating the dermoscopic differential diagnosis of PG and KS exists in the relevant literature. In this study we aimed to identify dermoscopic findings providing useful clues to differential diagnosis between the two entities.Materials  and  methods:  Patients  with  histopathologically  confirmed  PG  or  nodular  KS  were  included  in  the  study.  Demographic,  clinical, dermoscopic, and histopathological findings of the cases were retrospectively reviewed. Results:  The  most  common  finding  observed  in  PG  was  red  structureless  areas  (80.00%),  followed  by  intersecting  thick  white  lines  (56.66%), ulceration (36.66%), and collarette scale (33.33%). The most common findings detected in nodular KS were polychromatic structures (56.66%) and red (46.66%) and white (13.33%) structureless areas, respectively.Conclusion: Intersecting thick white lines seem to be the strongest dermoscopic clue to PG. Striate surface scaling (n = 6) was a novel finding identified for PG. Here we also described a new vascular pattern (widespread vessels composing a network) for nodular KS.

Makale detayları

Pyogenic granuloma and nodular Kaposi?s sarcoma: dermoscopic clues for the differential diagnosis

Yazarlar: Ömer Faruk ELMAS | Necmettin AKDENİZ | Emine Müge ACAR | Asuman KİLİTÇİ

Yayıncı: TUBITAK

Dergi: Turkish Journal of Medical Sciences 2019 Vol.49 Issue 5, pp.1471-1478

Belge Tipi: Makale

Yayın Tarihi: 9/2019

Belge Dili: İngilizce

Document ID (Org No.): 2000749894

Sıklık: İki Aylık

eISSN: 1303-6165

pISSN: 1300-0144

Sayı

Yazarlar:

Ömer Faruk ELMAS | Necmettin AKDENİZ | Emine Müge ACAR | Asuman KİLİTÇİ

Yayıncı:

TUBITAK

Dergi:

Turkish Journal of Medical Sciences 2019 Vol.49 Issue 5, pp.1471-1478

Belge Tipi:

Makale

Yayın Tarihi:

9/2019

Belge Dili:

İngilizce

Document ID (Org No.):

2000749894

Sıklık:

İki Aylık

eISSN:

1303-6165

pISSN:

1300-0144