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. 2023 Feb 10;13(4):671. doi: 10.3390/diagnostics13040671

Table 1.

Dermoscopic features of atypical dermatofibromas.

Study, Authors Article Type Year of Publication Atypical Features with High Risk Cases (n/%)
Aytekin S et al. [1] Original article 2021 Irregular delicate/asymmetric pigment network
Peripheral proeminent pigment network
Irregular proeminent pigment network
Atypical pigment network
Irregular white network
Irregular brown areas
Dotted vessels
Glomerular vessels
Polymorphous/atypical vessels
Ulceration
White radial streaks
31 (21.8)
3 (2.1)
2 (1.4)
2 (1.4)
3 (2.1)
9 (6.3)
34 (23.9)
2 (1.4)
6 (4.2)
5 (3.5)
8 (5.6)
Genc Y et al. [75] Report 2020 Melanoma-like
BCC-like
Keratoachantoma-like
Spitzoid-like
11 (19.4)
3 (4.9)
2 (2.6)
26 (19.4)
Llambrich A et al. [3] Research letter 2019 Dotted vessels
Arborizing vessels
Polymorphous/atypical vessels
Shiny white streaks
18 (50)
7 (19.4)
18 (50)
16 (44.4)
Lin MJ et al. [76] Original research 2018 Dotted/pinpoint vessels
Sharply focused arborizing vessels
Linear irregular vessels
Glomerular vessels
Polymorphous vascular pattern
White lines
Ulceration
Blue/grey veil
2 (22)
0
1 (11)
1 (11)
1 (11)
0
0
0
Won KY et al. [77] Original research 2017 Irregular shape
Spiculated margins
8 (44)
12 (67)
Kelati A et al. [78] Research article 2017 White streaks
Ulceration
Brown streks
Negative-network-like appearance
Dotted vessels
Multicomponent melanoma-like
Vascular tumor-like
BCC-like
Collision tumor-like
Peripheral diffuse pink to red to reddish violet halo
White ring around an ulceration
Pink bluish pigmentation with vascularization
Pigment network with a ring around follicular opening
18 (18)
6 (6)
6 (6)
3 (3)
23.3%
20 (20%)
0
0
0
7 (7%)
6 (6%)
7 (7%)
2 (2%)
Marinescu SA et al. [71] Case report 2016 Pinky-milk areas
Peripheral pigment network
Polymorphous atypical vessels
Roldán-Marín R et al. [79] Case report 2014 Grey-green colour
Ferrari A et al. [9] Original article 2013 Melanoma-like
Vascular tumour-like
BCC-like
Collision tumour-like
21 (16.2)
6 (4.6)
5 (3.8)
3 (2.3)
Zaballos et al. [8] Prospective study 2008 Proeminent atypical pigment network
Irregular pigment network
Irregular white network
Irregular brown areas
Dotted vessels
Glomerular vessels
Polymorphous/atypical vessels
Ulceration
13 (3.1)
8 (1.9)
3 (0.7)
125 (30.6)
3 (0.7)
10 (2.4)
18 (4.4)