Dermoscopy of cutaneous lymphoproliferative disorders: Where are we now?

Abstract

The prompt identification of cutaneous lymphoproliferative disorders (CLD) has always been a challenge in dermatological practice, due to the rarity of this group of diseases, the heterogeneity in clinical presentation, and plenty of variants described in the literature so far. The strict cooperation between dermatologist and pathologist is the key element for the correct diagnosis of CLD deriving from the perfect integration of clinical and histopathological features. In this complex context, dermoscopy could play an adjuvant role in the achievement of the diagnosis, as it fits itself as the third diagnostic tool in the paraphernalia of the dermatologist between the clinical and histopathological examination. This review provides the state of art of dermoscopy of CLD.