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Gian Piero Lozzi, MD; Domenico Piccolo, MD; Tamara Micantonio, MD; Davide Altamura, MD; Ketty Peris, MD

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Reticular depigmentation is a dermoscopic feature defined as an inverse pigment network composed of a whitish net against a dark-pigmented background, and it is commonly observed in Spitz or Reed nevi, dermatofibroma, Clark nevi, and rarely in melanoma.^1-4 However, the presence of other dermoscopic features usually establishes the final diagnosis.^2-4 We report herein 4 cases of early melanoma dermoscopically characterized by reticular depigmentation.

Report of Cases

Case 1

A 52-year-old woman presented with a light brown, 0.6-cm patch on her right leg. She had fewer than 50 nevi and no personal or family history of melanoma. Dermoscopic analysis showed a melanocytic lesion characterized by the asymmetric distribution of pigment network, globules, and reticular depigmentation (Figure 1A). Clinical and dermoscopic diagnosis was atypical nevus. Histopathologic diagnosis was melanoma in situ (Figure 2A).

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