{"id":5436,"date":"2011-02-22T18:54:41","date_gmt":"2011-02-22T17:54:41","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.ilmelanoma.com\/"},"modified":"2023-07-12T13:58:40","modified_gmt":"2023-07-12T12:58:40","slug":"melanoma-differential-diagnosis","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.ilmelanoma.com\/en\/melanoma\/melanoma-diagnosis\/melanoma-differential-diagnosis\/","title":{"rendered":"Differential diagnosis of melanoma"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The differential diagnosis of melanoma refers to the set of conditions that may have similar signs and symptoms to melanoma, and therefore must be considered when trying to establish a definitive diagnosis.<\/p>\n<p>Here are some of the main conditions that may require a differential diagnosis in the case of melanoma:<\/p>\n<table width=\"100%\" cellspacing=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\">\n<thead>\n<tr>\n<th>Illness<\/th>\n<th>Clinical Aspects<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<\/thead>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td>Pigmented seborrheic keratosis<\/td>\n<td>It is a melanoma imitator, differential diagnosis is not easy, dermoscopy helps.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Traumatized nevus<\/td>\n<td>The nevus returns to its normal appearance after about 10 days<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Pigmented basal cell carcinoma<\/td>\n<td>Presence of surface telangiectasia and specific dermoscopic aspects<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Lentigo<\/td>\n<td>Prevails in sun-exposed areas, it is symmetrical<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Blue nevus<\/td>\n<td>A blue-colored nevus due to the deep localization of melanocytes, it does not change over time, its degeneration into melanoma is rare<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Angiokeratoma<\/td>\n<td>Distinguishing it from melanoma is not easy, they are vascular tumors. Dermoscopy is decisive for a correct diagnosis<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Traumatic hematoma<\/td>\n<td>It can mimic melanoma, but it has an immediate onset and disappears in 10 days<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Venous lake<\/td>\n<td>It is found on the lips and sometimes in the earlobes, it partially disappears with finger pressure<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Hemangioma<\/td>\n<td>It does not change over time and often disappears with finger pressure<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Dermatofibroma<\/td>\n<td>It often appears after a folliculitis, it does not change over time and has distinctive characteristics on dermoscopy<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Pigmented actinic keratosis<\/td>\n<td>Affects the exposed regions and does not present the typical dermoscopy of melanoma<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The differential diagnosis of melanoma refers to the set of conditions that may have similar signs and symptoms to melanoma, and therefore must be 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