In vivo confocal microscopy represents a new device that generates a virtual skin biopsy at cytologic resolution. This article describes the most relevant confocal findings and their histopathologic correlates in skin oncology and inflammatory diseases. The light and dark of confocal microscopy are briefly discussed in relation with its clinical applications.

New directions in dermatopathology: in vivo confocal microscopy in clinical practice / Longo, Caterina; Zalaudek, Iris; Argenziano, Giuseppe; Pellacani, Giovanni. - 30:(2012), pp. 799-814. [10.1016/j.det.2012.06.012]

New directions in dermatopathology: in vivo confocal microscopy in clinical practice

PELLACANI, Giovanni
2012

Abstract

In vivo confocal microscopy represents a new device that generates a virtual skin biopsy at cytologic resolution. This article describes the most relevant confocal findings and their histopathologic correlates in skin oncology and inflammatory diseases. The light and dark of confocal microscopy are briefly discussed in relation with its clinical applications.
2012
Carcinoma; Basal Cell; Carcinoma; Squamous Cell; Dermatology; Humans; Melanoma; Nevus; Pigmented; Skin Diseases; Skin Neoplasms; Microscopy; Confocal
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New directions in dermatopathology: in vivo confocal microscopy in clinical practice / Longo, Caterina; Zalaudek, Iris; Argenziano, Giuseppe; Pellacani, Giovanni. - 30:(2012), pp. 799-814. [10.1016/j.det.2012.06.012]
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