TABLE 2.

Dermoscopy-pathology relationship. [Copyright: ©2016 Watanabe et al.]

Stage	Dermoscopic Findings	Histopathological Correlates
Pre-existing solar lentigo	Light brown pseudonetwork	Mild acanthosis with basal melanosis
Early inflammatory	Pinkish area	Lymphocytic infiltration and capillary dilatation in the papillary and upper dermis
Early regressing	Annular granular structures	Melanophages surrounding hair follicles
Regressing	Gray pseudonetwork	Prominent melanophages in the papillary dermis
Late regressing	Blue-gray fine dots	Discrete melanophages in the papillary dermis

N = 14 cases