Browsing by Author "Moscarella, Elvira"

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    Lentigo maligna and lentigo maligna melanoma in patients younger than 50 years: a multicentre international clinical-dermoscopic study
    (2024) Longo, Caterina; Sticchi, Alberto; Curti, Alex; Kaleci, Shaniko; Moscarella, Elvira; Argenziano, Giuseppe; Thomas, Luc; Guitera, Pascale; Huang, Chen; Tiodorovic, Danica; Apalla, Zoe; Peris, Ketty; del Regno, Laura; Guida, Stefania; Lallas, Aimilios; Kittler, Harald; Pellacani, Giovanni; Navarrete-Dechent, Cristian
    Background Lentigo maligna/lentigo maligna melanoma (LM/LMM) is usually diagnosed in older patients, when lesions are larger. However, it is important to detect it at an earlier stage to minimize the area for surgical procedure.
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    Reflectance confocal microscopy terminology for non-melanocytic skin lesions: A Delphi consensus of experts
    (Elsevier Inc., 2025) Navarrete Dechent, Cristian Patricio; Longo, Caterina; Liopyris, Konstantinos; Ardigo, Marco; Ahlgrimm-Siess, Verena; Bahadoran, Phillipe; Carrera, Cristina; Braga, Juliana Casagrande Tavoloni; Chen, Chih-Shan J.; Correa, Lilia; Carvahlo, Nathalie de; Durkin, John; Farnetani, Francesca; Grant-Kels, Jane M.; Gill, Melissa; Gonzalez, Salvador; Hartmann, Daniela; Hoffman-Wellenhof, Rainer; Huho, Albert; Ludzik, Joanna; Malvehy, Josep; Marghoob, Ashfaq A.; Moscarella, Elvira; Oliviero, Margaret; Puig, Susana; Rabinovitz, Harold; Rao, Babar; Rezze, Gisele G.; Rossi, Anthony M.; Rubinstein, Gene; Ruini, Cristel; Sattler, Elke; Soyer, H. Peter; Schwartz, Rodrigo; Thng, Steven; Ulrich, Martina; Witkowski, Alexander; Dusza, Stephen W.; Guitera, Pascale; Pellacani, Giovanni; Scope, Alon; Jain, Manu
    Background There is lack of uniformity in reflectance confocal microscopy (RCM) terminology. Objective To establish expert consensus on a standardized set of RCM terms that describe non-melanocytic lesions (NML). Methods We invited RCM experts to participate in a Delphi-consensus study. Fifty-nine RCM descriptors were extracted from a previous systematic review on RCM terminology for describing NML. Of these, 35 items were presented as 4 groups of synonymous terms and 24 items as single, non-synonymous terms. For the first round, an agreement threshold was set at >70%. Participants could also propose new terms. Terms with ≤70% agreement and newly proposed terms were carried over to the next round. For subsequent rounds, agreement threshold was set at >50%. Results The study was conducted between June 2021 and May 2023. Forty-two of 44 (95%) invited experts participated. Three iterative Delphi rounds were completed, resulting in a consensus list of 36 terms, including 32 synonymous- and 4 non-synonymous- terms for describing NML. Limitations Only experts were included. We did not evaluate definitions of terms in the study. Conclusions We propose a simplified list of RCM terms, vetted by RCM experts, for describing and diagnosing NML. Uniform terminology could benefit clinical practice, research, and education.
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    Superficial angiomyxoma of the skin
    (2016) Abarzúa, Alvaro; Lallas, Aimillios; Piana, Simonetta; Longo, Caterina; Moscarella, Elvira; Argenziano, Giuseppe
    Superficial angiomyxomas (SA) of the skin are rare benign cutaneous tumors of soft tissue composedof prominent myxoid matrix and numerous blood vessels. SA are more common in males [1] and theyare usually located on the trunk but can also appear on the lower limbs, head, neck and genitalia [2,3].Treatment is surgical, the total excision is curative, but local recurrence is possible [4]. Herein wepresent a 72-year-old patient with a history of melanoma in situ, with a new lesion on the lower back.