In vivo Confocal Microscopy is a method for non-invasive, real-time visualization of
microscopic structures and cellular details of the epidermis and dermis, which has a
degree of resolution similar to that obtained with histology. We present a case of
cutaneous melanoma in which diagnosis was aided by confocal microscopy examination.
We also correlate the observed features with the dermoscopic and histopathological
findings. Confocal microscopy proved to be an useful adjunct to dermoscopy, playing
an important role as a method 'between clinical evaluation and histopathology'.
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