Clinical usefulness of dermoscopy in the management of lentigo maligna melanoma treated with topical imiquimod: a case report.

The importance of dermoscopy for diagnosing lentigo maligna melanoma (LMM) is well known. More recently, dermoscopy has been proposed as a useful tool also for the treatment choice and monitoring. Herein we present an 87 year-old woman, who was successfully treated with imiquimod 5% cream after post-surgical persistence of residual LMM and for whom dermoscopy was helpful to assist diagnosis, assess tumor persistence after surgery and its response to topical treatment with imiquimod. This article is protected by copyright. All rights reserved.