The skin through reflectance confocal microscopy — Historical background, technical principles, and its correlation with histopathology

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(A and B) Edge papillae formed by well demarcated papillary rings around a dark center representing the pigmented keratinocytes and/or basal melanocytes surrounding dark dermal papilla. The ringed pattern forms the edge papillae. (C) Histologically, the ringed pattern represents elongated rete-ridges with an increased number of single melanocytes at the basal layer." ] ] ] "textoCompleto" => "IntroductionSince its introduction into clinical practice, Reflectance Confocal Microscopy (RCM) has been valuable in the noninvasive diagnosis of benign and malignant neoplasms of the skin. It has been used as an ancillary tool in lesions with equivocal clinical and dermoscopic features. Thus, RCM has reduced the necessity of performing biopsies of benign lesions, particularly in aesthetically sensitive areas.RCM is a non-invasive imaging technique that provides cellular detail from the epidermis down to the papillary dermis. In contrast to conventional histopathology, sections are viewed horizontally to the surface of the skin. The correlation between RCM's findings and histology allows for the inclusion of the dermatopathologist as an important collaborator in the evaluation and interpretation of images acquired with the RCM.This paper presents a review of the historical and technical aspects of the RCM, as well as provides a brief review of the findings of normal skin through the lens of the confocal microscope.Historical backgroundThe technology of the reflectance confocal microscope was created in 1955, by Marvin Minsky, and patented in 1957. Confocal microscopy provided the capacity for direct, noninvasive, serial optical sectioning of intact skin, with instant viewing of zoomed images with high resolution, in the horizontal plane, while moving the point under the illumination of the object under examination.<a class="elsevierStyleCrossRef" href="#bib0005">1</a>The first scientific publication with data and images generated by a confocal microscope was authored by M. David Eggar and Petran, in 1967; the authors describe the project and the construction of the confocal microscope. In 1969, and later in 1971, Davidovits and Egger published the first studies using the confocal microscope with laser scanning in the evaluation of organic tissues, using nerve fragments ex vivo.<a class="elsevierStyleCrossRefs" href="#bib0010">2,3</a>The analysis of living tissue, however, was initiated in 1980, when several research groups developed the first studies on material from human organisms and other animals. The mapping of human skin with the use of the RCM was performed in 1995, by Rajadhyaksha et al., pioneers in obtaining instantaneous and non-destructive high-resolution images of the skin.<a class="elsevierStyleCrossRef" href="#bib0020">4</a>Technical principlesSince 1995, the use of reflectance confocal microscopy has increased in major dermatologic academic centers around the world. With advancements in technology and subsequent improvements in functionality and design, the device has helped to revolutionize the approach to diagnosis and management of cutaneous neoplasms.The principle of RCM involves the use of a spotlight source that illuminates a focal point in the skin. The reflected image is then displayed in a detector after passing through a small hole, allowing only the area in focus to be detected. The RCM's technology is based on the use of a low-power laser (diode laser), which emits infra-red light of 830 nanometers (nm). The optical section of the images of the RCM is comparable to the resolution of the histopathological images of 30×. There are two types of RCM equipment currently available for the diagnosis of skin lesions. The traditional model (VivaScope 1500; CaliberID, Rochester, NY) composes the optical sections in a mosaic of images, allowing a field of view of 838 mm2. The portable model (Vivascope 3000; CaliberID, Rochester, NY), introduced into dermatological practice in 2011, has a smaller probe that allows the assessment of lesions in curved areas of the face and anatomic areas that are difficult to access. This model provides a limited field of view of 131mm2.The Vivascope 1500 model provides a lateral resolution of about 1μm and an axial resolution of 3–5μm. It reaches a depth of about 200–250μm, allowing the visualization of the papillary dermis. In areas with the thinner epidermis, such as the face and mucous membrane, it is possible to analyze the superficial reticular dermis as well. With this model, a metal ring with a plastic window is placed over the lesion. Immersion oil acts as an interface between the skin and the plastic ring, and ultrasound gel is the medium in which the lens is immersed prior to coupling. The RCM scans the skin in the horizontal direction, producing multiple individual images of 0.5×0.5mm2, forming a mosaic of up to 8×8mm2. The precise depth is controlled by the navigation software and selected by the examiner, up to a maximum depth of 250 micrometers. The operator navigates the system guided by the dermatoscopic picture of the lesion, which was obtained after the placement of the fixation ring and before attaching the lens. This allows for orientation and systematic imaging of the lesion.<a class="elsevierStyleCrossRefs" href="#bib0025">5,6</a>The Vivascope 3000, is a model with a portable probe easy to mobilize. The advantage of this model is its’ small probe, allowing access to hard-to-reach areas. The process of obtaining images is faster with the Vivascope 3000. The disadvantage is the small field of view 1×1mm2 and the ability to take only vertical as opposed to horizontal sections. The handheld RCM model has been proven particularly useful in the diagnosis of solitary facial papules, with a sensitivity of 93% and specificity of 78% in the diagnosis of basal cell carcinoma (BCC).<a class="elsevierStyleCrossRefs" href="#bib0030">6,7</a>Clinical applicationsThe reflectance confocal microscope has the advantage of allowing real-time, non-invasive “virtual-histologic” assessment of the neoplasm.The device allows for the assessment of more of the lesion, in contrast to histopathology, in which only approximately 2% of the specimen is analyzed. The images obtained by RCM can therefore potentially define tumor margins during surgical resections. For instance, some studies have shown it to be a valuable adjunct in the definition of surgical margins during Mohs micrographic surgery. Studies have demonstrated a sensitivity of 86%–96% and specificity of 89%–99% in the identification of BCC during Mohs surgery.<a class="elsevierStyleCrossRefs" href="#bib0040">8–10</a>The reflectance confocal microscope has been used as an ancillary tool in lesions with equivocal clinical and dermatoscopic features, increasing the accuracy in the selection of neoplasms that require biopsy.<a class="elsevierStyleCrossRefs" href="#bib0030">6,8</a>Another important indication of confocal microscopy is in monitoring the response to non-surgical treatment of actinic keratosis, squamous cell carcinoma (SCC), BCC, and melanoma in photo-exposed areas.<a class="elsevierStyleCrossRefs" href="#bib0055">11–15</a>RCM features of normal skin and its correlation with histologyAs previously stated, there is an excellent correlation between histology and RCM, with RCM as a bridge between clinical, dermoscopy, and histopathology.The visualization of structures with confocal microscopy is based on the difference in the refraction of light. Structures with a high refractive index appear shiny and white, while structures with a low refractive index appear black. Melanin as a high contrast agent, with a refractive index of 1.7, allows for the recognition of individual cells rich in melanin, like the melanocytes, pigmented keratinocytes, and melanophages. Keratin has a refractive index of 1.5, allowing the visualization of neoplasms of keratinocytes.The collagen fibers and inflammatory cells, such as neutrophils, with a refractive index of 1.34, also appear shiny in the images obtained with the RCM. The collagen fibers appear as linear shiny bands in the dermis, and the inflammatory cells as small, white, rounded, and homogeneous structures. Inflammatory cells, despite having a refractive index lower than melanin, still appear as shiny particles at RCM.<a class="elsevierStyleCrossRefs" href="#bib0025">5,6</a> However, the majority of inflammatory diseases of the skin studied using the RCM technology were lesions rich in lymphocytes. The criteria for differentiation between lymphocytes and neutrophils have not been established.<a class="elsevierStyleCrossRefs" href="#bib0080">16–18</a>Stratum corneumThe first layer of skin to be evaluated is the stratum corneum. At this level, the flattened cells without nuclei, that aggregate forming islands separated by dark cracks, can be appreciated (<a class="elsevierStyleCrossRef" href="#fig0005">Fig. 1</a>). The linear dark structures visualized represent the dermatoglyphics of the skin. The cells correspond to the anucleate corneocytes that stand out in confocal microscopy, due to their high content of keratin. At this level, the scales are visualized as amorphous highly reflective structures (<a class="elsevierStyleCrossRef" href="#fig0010">Fig. 2</a>A and B).<a class="elsevierStyleCrossRefs" href="#bib0025">5,16</a><elsevierMultimedia ident="fig0005"></elsevierMultimedia><elsevierMultimedia ident="fig0010"></elsevierMultimedia>Spinous-granular and basal layerBelow the stratum corneum, approximately 15–20μm in depth, is the granular layer. At this level, the keratinocytes are flattened, with internal granules, characterized in confocal by central dark nuclei surrounded by the white glossy contour of the cytoplasm. This is due to the keratin granules located therein. The layout of the keratinocytes adjacent to each other in this layer follows a pattern known as typical or regular “honeycomb” (<a class="elsevierStyleCrossRef" href="#fig0010">Fig. 2</a>C).The spinous layer is located between 20–100μm in depth. It appears on RCM with similar morphology to the granular layer, with thetypical honeycomb pattern, but with smaller keratinocytes.The basal layer is located between 40 and 130μmin-depth and its appearance on RCM varies according to the skin phototype. Phototypes III‒IV skin displays a pattern known as cobblestone, which is formed by sets of white shiny and small keratinocytes (<a class="elsevierStyleCrossRef" href="#fig0015">Fig. 3</a>). The high reflectivity of these cells is due to the supranuclear melanin cap, providing high luminance around the nucleus, in contrast with the rest of the cytoplasm that is relatively darker. The basal keratinocytes in phototype I‒II skin are less pigmented; therefore these cells do not appear as shiny in confocal microscopy.<a class="elsevierStyleCrossRefs" href="#bib0025">5,16</a><elsevierMultimedia ident="fig0015"></elsevierMultimedia>Dermal-epidermal junction and papillary dermisThe melanocytes in the Dermal-Epidermal Junction (DEJ) are not usually identifiable in normal skin from individuals with phototype I‒II skin. The DEJ with RCM is characterized by bright basal keratinocytes surrounding dark dermal papilla, creating a pattern known as edged papillae, formed by well-demarcated papillary rings around a dark center (<a class="elsevierStyleCrossRef" href="#fig0020">Fig. 4</a>).<elsevierMultimedia ident="fig0020"></elsevierMultimedia>The papillary and superficial reticular dermis appear with low reflectivity and may display blood vessels and collagen fibers.<a class="elsevierStyleCrossRefs" href="#bib0025">5,16</a>Pigmented melanocytic lesions can present with two patterns at the DEJ: the ringed pattern, characterized by a rim of bright cells forming the edged papillae (<a class="elsevierStyleCrossRef" href="#fig0020">Fig. 4</a>); and the meshwork pattern, characterized by elongated cords and junctional thickening (<a class="elsevierStyleCrossRef" href="#fig0025">Fig. 5</a>). Histologically, the ringed pattern represents elongated rete-ridges with an increased number of single melanocytes at the basal layer. The pigmented basal keratinocytes correspond to a lentiginous pattern. In contrast, the meshwork pattern corresponds in histopathology to the enlargement of the interpapillary space formed by aggregated melanocytes, with predominantly small, non-confluent nests at the tip of the rete ridges.<elsevierMultimedia ident="fig0025"></elsevierMultimedia>The papillary and superficial reticular dermis display blood vessels and collagen fibers. RCM images portray diffuse dark areas, with thin hyper-reflective coils and parallel structures at the papillary dermis (<a class="elsevierStyleCrossRef" href="#fig0030">Fig. 6</a>A), and white coarse structures at the upper reticular dermis. The white structures represent the collagen fibers. The vessels appear as tubular dark structures (<a class="elsevierStyleCrossRef" href="#fig0030">Fig. 6</a>B). Movement of blood cells through the vessels may be visualized during imaging.<elsevierMultimedia ident="fig0030"></elsevierMultimedia>The appearance of “normal skin” may vary depending on anatomic location, as well as the age of the patient, and the amount of cutaneous damage due to chronic sun exposure. <a class="elsevierStyleCrossRef" href="#tbl0005">Table 1</a> resumes the main RCM features of normal skin and their correlation with histology.<elsevierMultimedia ident="tbl0005"></elsevierMultimedia>Limitations of the Reflectance Confocal Microscopy and future perspectivesOne limitation of RCM is the inability to analyze structures below 250 microns in depth. Consequently, alterations in the reticular dermis and invasive tumors cannot be evaluated. In lesions with significant thickening of the epidermis, including acral lesions, the examination with the confocal is limited to the epidermis.There are factors that also may compromise the quality of the image. Hyperkeratosis and residues of creams containing particles with a high refraction index (i.e., sunscreen) may create artifacts. The non-uniform surface of the skin also may result in the formation of bubbles, which constitute artifacts.The interpretation of the RCM images requires training. Robust knowledge of dermatopathology is an asset, as RCM structures correlate with histologic findings. There is the challenge of distinguishing structures and cells with similar refraction index, (i.e., melanocytes and Langerhans cells in the stratum spinosum).Studies have shown the reflectance confocal microscope as an ancillary tool in the diagnosis of infectious and inflammatory skin diseases, such as psoriasis, contact dermatitis, cutaneous T-cell lymphoma, discoid lupus erythematosus, and onychomycosis. However, there is a lack of studies with appropriate methodology demonstrating the ability to distinguish different types of inflammatory cells with confocal.<a class="elsevierStyleCrossRefs" href="#bib0020">4,17,18</a>A series of new projects in the context of technological development seems promising for the future use of the RCM. Devices that capture images of the skin using an in-line scan, instead of scanning a point, are already being developed. This will reduce the time of image acquisition. Confocal microscopy machines with software programmed for the automated recognition of anatomic details of the skin are also being studied, with the possibility of reconstruction of images in 3 dimensions. <a class="elsevierStyleCrossRefs" href="#bib0095">19,20</a>Finally, fluorescent confocal images that appear after intradermal injection of contrast in vivo, as indocyanine green, are also in the testing phase, with the aim of improving the identification of the structures viewed with the RCM. <a class="elsevierStyleCrossRefs" href="#bib0105">21,22</a>ConclusionsWith nearly 20 years of use in dermatological practice, the reflectance confocal microscope has proven to be an effective diagnostic adjunct in the diagnosis of a variety of neoplasms of the skin. Certainly, its use has aided in the management of clinically equivocal lesions, reducing biopsies, and thereby cost, as well as patients’ anxiety over more invasive diagnostic procedures. In the near future, with advanced technology, RCM has the potential to provide more detailed information in a shorter period of time, to assist the physician in the diagnosis and management of patients.Financial supportNone declared.Authors’ contributionsNaiara Fraga Braghiroli made substantial contributions to the conception and design of the manuscript, acquisition, analysis and interpretation of data; read and approved the final manuscript.Samantha Sugerik had been involved in the revision, formatting, and submission of the manuscript; read and approved the final manuscript.Luiz Antônio Rodrigues de Freitas reviewed the histologic digital images, reviewed the final manuscript and gave the final approval of the version to be published; read and approved the final manuscript.Margaret Oliviero Had been involved in the acquisition, analysis and interpretation of data, as well as drafting the manuscript and revising it critically for important intellectual content; read and approved the final manuscript.Harold Rabinovitz had been involved in the analysis and interpretation of data, he also reviewed the final manuscript and gave final approval of the version to be published; read and approved the final manuscript.Conflict of interestNone declared." 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It has also been used as an adjunct for diagnosing equivocal cutaneous neoplasms that lack characteristic clinical or dermoscopic features. The use of RCM has led to a decreased number of biopsies of benign lesions. Multiple published studies show a strong correlation between RCM and histopathology thereby creating a bridge between clinical aspects, dermoscopy, and histopathology. Dermatopathologists may potentially play an important role in the interpretation of confocal images, by their ability to correlate histopathologic findings. RCM has also been shown to be an important adjunct to delineating tumoral margins during surgery, as well as for monitoring the non-surgical treatment of skin cancers. Advanced technology with smaller probes, such as the VivaScope 3000, has allowed access to lesions in previously inaccessible anatomic locations. This review explains the technical principles of RCM and describes the most common RCM features of normal skin with their corresponding histological correlation." ] ] "NotaPie" => array:1 [ 0 => array:2 [ "etiqueta" => "☆" "nota" => "Study conducted at the Skin and Cancer Associate, Dermatology Department, Plantation, FL, United State of America." ] ] "multimedia" => array:7 [ 0 => array:8 [ "identificador" => "fig0005" "etiqueta" => "Figure 1" "tipo" => "MULTIMEDIAFIGURA" "mostrarFloat" => true "mostrarDisplay" => false "figura" => array:1 [ 0 => array:4 [ "imagen" => "gr1.jpeg" "Alto" => 1245 "Ancho" => 1675 "Tamanyo" => 302323 ] ] "detalles" => array:1 [ 0 => array:3 [ "identificador" => "at0005" "detalle" => "Figure " "rol" => "short" ] ] "descripcion" => array:1 [ "en" => "RCM of the stratum corneum. (A) Flat enucleated polygonal cells represent the corneocytes, linear dark structures representing the dermatoglyphics (red arrow)." ] ] 1 => array:8 [ "identificador" => "fig0010" "etiqueta" => "Figure 2" "tipo" => "MULTIMEDIAFIGURA" "mostrarFloat" => true "mostrarDisplay" => false "figura" => array:1 [ 0 => array:4 [ "imagen" => "gr2.jpeg" "Alto" => 2140 "Ancho" => 2925 "Tamanyo" => 786080 ] ] "detalles" => array:1 [ 0 => array:3 [ "identificador" => "at0010" "detalle" => "Figure " "rol" => "short" ] ] "descripcion" => array:1 [ "en" => "RCM of the spinous-granular layer. (A) Typical honeycomb pattern; amorphous hyper-reflective structure representing the scale (red arrow) (B) Typical honeycomb pattern, linear dark structures representing the dermatoglyphics (red arrow). (C) Higher magnification RCM image showing a typical honeycomb pattern, characterized by monomorphic polygonal cells with a thin outlier representing the typical keratinocytes. (D) Histopathology: Typical keratinocytes with uniformity of size and shape (Hematoxylin & eosin ×400)." ] ] 2 => array:8 [ "identificador" => "fig0015" "etiqueta" => "Figure 3" "tipo" => "MULTIMEDIAFIGURA" "mostrarFloat" => true "mostrarDisplay" => false "figura" => array:1 [ 0 => array:4 [ "imagen" => "gr3.jpeg" "Alto" => 1352 "Ancho" => 2925 "Tamanyo" => 488203 ] ] "detalles" => array:1 [ 0 => array:3 [ "identificador" => "at0015" "detalle" => "Figure " "rol" => "short" ] ] "descripcion" => array:1 [ "en" => "RCM of the basal layer. (A and B) Cobblestone pattern, characterized by sets of white shiny and small round structures representing the pigmented basal keratinocytes. Dark round structures represent the hair follicles (red arrows) and dark linear fissures representing the invaginations of the skin (yellow arrows)." ] ] 3 => array:8 [ "identificador" => "fig0020" "etiqueta" => "Figure 4" "tipo" => "MULTIMEDIAFIGURA" "mostrarFloat" => true "mostrarDisplay" => false "figura" => array:1 [ 0 => array:4 [ "imagen" => "gr4.jpeg" "Alto" => 833 "Ancho" => 3341 "Tamanyo" => 399026 ] ] "detalles" => array:1 [ 0 => array:3 [ "identificador" => "at0020" "detalle" => "Figure " "rol" => "short" ] ] "descripcion" => array:1 [ "en" => "RCM of the Dermal-Epidermal Junction (DEJ). (A and B) Edge papillae formed by well demarcated papillary rings around a dark center representing the pigmented keratinocytes and/or basal melanocytes surrounding dark dermal papilla. The ringed pattern forms the edge papillae. (C) Histologically, the ringed pattern represents elongated rete-ridges with an increased number of single melanocytes at the basal layer." ] ] 4 => array:8 [ "identificador" => "fig0025" "etiqueta" => "Figure 5" "tipo" => "MULTIMEDIAFIGURA" "mostrarFloat" => true "mostrarDisplay" => false "figura" => array:1 [ 0 => array:4 [ "imagen" => "gr5.jpeg" "Alto" => 811 "Ancho" => 3341 "Tamanyo" => 423887 ] ] "detalles" => array:1 [ 0 => array:3 [ "identificador" => "at0025" "detalle" => "Figure " "rol" => "short" ] ] "descripcion" => array:1 [ "en" => "RCM of the Dermal-Epidermal Junction (DEJ). (A) Meshwork pattern, characterized by elongated hyper-reflective cords, corresponding the junctional thickening. (B) Higher magnifications showing enlongated cords interconnecting, round white structures represent the milia-like cysts (red arrows). (C) Histopathology showing the enlargement of the interpapillary space, formed by aggregated melanocytes, with predominantly small, interconnecting nests at the tip of the rete ridges." ] ] 5 => array:8 [ "identificador" => "fig0030" "etiqueta" => "Figure 6" "tipo" => "MULTIMEDIAFIGURA" "mostrarFloat" => true "mostrarDisplay" => false "figura" => array:1 [ 0 => array:4 [ "imagen" => "gr6.jpeg" "Alto" => 1347 "Ancho" => 2925 "Tamanyo" => 304462 ] ] "detalles" => array:1 [ 0 => array:3 [ "identificador" => "at0030" "detalle" => "Figure " "rol" => "short" ] ] "descripcion" => array:1 [ "en" => "RCM of the papillary dermis. (A) Diffuse dark areas, with hyper reflective coils and parallel structures corresponding to the fibrillar collagen bundles. (B) The vessels appear as tubular dark structures with small shiny white structures corresponding to the blood cells (red arrow)." ] ] 6 => array:8 [ "identificador" => "tbl0005" "etiqueta" => "Table 1" "tipo" => "MULTIMEDIATABLA" "mostrarFloat" => true "mostrarDisplay" => false "detalles" => array:1 [ 0 => array:3 [ "identificador" => "at0035" "detalle" => "Table " "rol" => "short" ] ] "tabla" => array:1 [ "tablatextoimagen" => array:1 [ 0 => array:1 [ "tabla" => array:1 [ 0 => """ <table border="0" frame="\n \t\t\t\t\tvoid\n \t\t\t\t" class=""><thead title="thead"><tr title="table-row"><th class="td" title="\n \t\t\t\t\ttable-head\n \t\t\t\t " align="left" valign="\n \t\t\t\t\ttop\n \t\t\t\t" scope="col" style="border-bottom: 2px solid black"> \t\t\t\t\t\t\n \t\t\t\t\t\t</th><th class="td" title="\n \t\t\t\t\ttable-head\n \t\t\t\t " align="left" valign="\n \t\t\t\t\ttop\n \t\t\t\t" scope="col" style="border-bottom: 2px solid black">RCM features \t\t\t\t\t\t\n \t\t\t\t\t\t</th><th class="td" title="\n \t\t\t\t\ttable-head\n \t\t\t\t " align="left" valign="\n \t\t\t\t\ttop\n \t\t\t\t" scope="col" style="border-bottom: 2px solid black">Histology description \t\t\t\t\t\t\n \t\t\t\t\t\t</th></tr></thead><tbody title="tbody"><tr title="table-row"><td class="td-with-role" title="\n \t\t\t\t\ttable-entry\n \t\t\t\t ; entry_with_role_rowhead rowgroup " rowspan="2" align="left" valign="middle" style="border-bottom: 2px solid black">Stratum corneum</td><td class="td-with-role" title="\n \t\t\t\t\ttable-entry\n \t\t\t\t ; entry_with_role_rowhead " align="left" valign="\n \t\t\t\t\ttop\n \t\t\t\t">Flattened cells without nuclei that aggregate forming islands separated by dark cracks. \t\t\t\t\t\t\n \t\t\t\t</td><td class="td" title="\n \t\t\t\t\ttable-entry\n \t\t\t\t " align="left" valign="\n \t\t\t\t\ttop\n \t\t\t\t">Enucleated corneocytes adjacent to each other. \t\t\t\t\t\t\n \t\t\t\t</td></tr><tr title="table-row"><td class="td-with-role" title="\n \t\t\t\t\ttable-entry\n \t\t\t\t ; entry_with_role_rowhead " align="left" valign="\n \t\t\t\t\ttop\n \t\t\t\t" style="border-bottom: 2px solid black">Amorphous highly reflective structures. \t\t\t\t\t\t\n \t\t\t\t</td><td class="td" title="\n \t\t\t\t\ttable-entry\n \t\t\t\t " align="left" valign="\n \t\t\t\t\ttop\n \t\t\t\t" style="border-bottom: 2px solid black">Scales \t\t\t\t\t\t\n \t\t\t\t</td></tr><tr title="table-row"><td class="td-with-role" title="\n \t\t\t\t\ttable-entry\n \t\t\t\t ; entry_with_role_rowhead " align="left" valign="\n \t\t\t\t\ttop\n \t\t\t\t" style="border-bottom: 2px solid black">Spinous-granular layer \t\t\t\t\t\t\n \t\t\t\t</td><td class="td" title="\n \t\t\t\t\ttable-entry\n \t\t\t\t " align="left" valign="\n \t\t\t\t\ttop\n \t\t\t\t" style="border-bottom: 2px solid black">Honeycomb pattern, formed by round structures adjacent to each other with central dark nuclei surrounded by a white glossy contour of the cytoplasm, due to the keratin granules content. \t\t\t\t\t\t\n \t\t\t\t</td><td class="td" title="\n \t\t\t\t\ttable-entry\n \t\t\t\t " align="left" valign="\n \t\t\t\t\ttop\n \t\t\t\t" style="border-bottom: 2px solid black">Flat keratinocytes, with internal granules \t\t\t\t\t\t\n \t\t\t\t</td></tr><tr title="table-row"><td class="td-with-role" title="\n \t\t\t\t\ttable-entry\n \t\t\t\t ; entry_with_role_rowhead " align="left" valign="\n \t\t\t\t\ttop\n \t\t\t\t" style="border-bottom: 2px solid black">Basal layer \t\t\t\t\t\t\n \t\t\t\t</td><td class="td" title="\n \t\t\t\t\ttable-entry\n \t\t\t\t " align="left" valign="\n \t\t\t\t\ttop\n \t\t\t\t" style="border-bottom: 2px solid black">Cobblestone pattern, formed by set of white shiny and small keratinocytes. \t\t\t\t\t\t\n \t\t\t\t</td><td class="td" title="\n \t\t\t\t\ttable-entry\n \t\t\t\t " align="left" valign="\n \t\t\t\t\ttop\n \t\t\t\t" style="border-bottom: 2px solid black">Small, pigmented keratinocytes. \t\t\t\t\t\t\n \t\t\t\t</td></tr><tr title="table-row"><td class="td-with-role" title="\n \t\t\t\t\ttable-entry\n \t\t\t\t ; 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The vessels appear as tubular dark structures with small round white cells.</td><td class="td" title="\n \t\t\t\t\ttable-entry\n \t\t\t\t " align="left" valign="\n \t\t\t\t\ttop\n \t\t\t\t">The white structures represent the collagen fiber in the dermis. \t\t\t\t\t\t\n \t\t\t\t</td></tr><tr title="table-row"><td class="td-with-role" title="\n \t\t\t\t\ttable-entry\n \t\t\t\t ; entry_with_role_rowhead " align="left" valign="\n \t\t\t\t\ttop\n \t\t\t\t">Blood vessels and lymphocytes within blood the vessels. \t\t\t\t\t\t\n \t\t\t\t</td></tr></tbody></table> """ ] ] ] ] "descripcion" => array:1 [ "en" => "RCM features of normal skin and correlation with histology." ] ] ] "bibliografia" => array:2 [ "titulo" => "References" "seccion" => array:1 [ 0 => array:2 [ "identificador" => "bibs0005" "bibliografiaReferencia" => array:22 [ 0 => array:3 [ "identificador" => "bib0005" "etiqueta" => "1" "referencia" => array:1 [ 0 => array:2 [ "contribucion" => array:1 [ 0 => array:2 [ "titulo" => "Microscopy apparatus" "autores" => array:1 [ 0 => array:2 [ "etal" => false "autores" => array:1 [ 0 => "M. 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The skin through reflectance confocal microscopy — Historical background, technical principles, and its correlation with histopathology

Naiara Fraga Braghirolia,b,

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, Samantha Sugerikc, Luiz Antônio Rodrigues de Freitasb,d, Margaret Olivieroe, Harold Rabinovitze

a Dermatology Department, Miami Cancer Institute, Miami, FL, United States

b Department of Human Pathology, Oswaldo Cruz Foundation, Salvador, BA, Brazil

c Medical School, Florida Atlantic University College of Medicine, BocaRaton, FL, United States

d Department of Pathology, Federal University of Bahia, Salvador, BA, Brazil

e Dermatology Department, Skin Cancer & Associates, Plantation, FL, United States

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as well as provides a brief review of the findings of normal skin through the lens of the confocal microscope&#46;</p></span><span id="sec0010" class="elsevierStyleSection elsevierViewall"><span class="elsevierStyleSectionTitle" id="sect0020">Historical background</span><p id="par0020" class="elsevierStylePara elsevierViewall">The technology of the reflectance confocal microscope was created in 1955&#44; by Marvin Minsky&#44; and patented in 1957&#46; Confocal microscopy provided the capacity for direct&#44; noninvasive&#44; serial optical sectioning of intact skin&#44; with instant viewing of zoomed images with high resolution&#44; in the horizontal plane&#44; while moving the point under the illumination of the object under examination&#46;<a class="elsevierStyleCrossRef" href="#bib0005"><span class="elsevierStyleSup">1</span></a></p><p id="par0025" class="elsevierStylePara elsevierViewall">The first scientific publication with data and images generated by a confocal microscope was authored by M&#46; David Eggar and Petran&#44; in 1967&#59; the authors describe the project and the construction of the confocal microscope&#46; In 1969&#44; and later in 1971&#44; Davidovits and Egger published the first studies using the confocal microscope with laser scanning in the evaluation of organic tissues&#44; using nerve fragments <span class="elsevierStyleItalic">ex vivo</span>&#46;<a class="elsevierStyleCrossRefs" href="#bib0010"><span class="elsevierStyleSup">2&#44;3</span></a></p><p id="par0030" class="elsevierStylePara elsevierViewall">The analysis of living tissue&#44; however&#44; was initiated in 1980&#44; when several research groups developed the first studies on material from human organisms and other animals&#46; The mapping of human skin with the use of the RCM was performed in 1995&#44; by Rajadhyaksha et al&#46;&#44; pioneers in obtaining instantaneous and non-destructive high-resolution images of the skin&#46;<a class="elsevierStyleCrossRef" href="#bib0020"><span class="elsevierStyleSup">4</span></a></p></span><span id="sec0015" class="elsevierStyleSection elsevierViewall"><span class="elsevierStyleSectionTitle" id="sect0025">Technical principles</span><p id="par0035" class="elsevierStylePara elsevierViewall">Since 1995&#44; the use of reflectance confocal microscopy has increased in major dermatologic academic centers around the world&#46; With advancements in technology and subsequent improvements in functionality and design&#44; the device has helped to revolutionize the approach to diagnosis and management of cutaneous neoplasms&#46;</p><p id="par0040" class="elsevierStylePara elsevierViewall">The principle of RCM involves the use of a spotlight source that illuminates a focal point in the skin&#46; The reflected image is then displayed in a detector after passing through a small hole&#44; allowing only the area in focus to be detected&#46; The RCM&#39;s technology is based on the use of a low-power laser &#40;diode laser&#41;&#44; which emits infra-red light of 830 nanometers &#40;nm&#41;&#46; The optical section of the images of the RCM is comparable to the resolution of the histopathological images of 30&#215;&#46; There are two types of RCM equipment currently available for the diagnosis of skin lesions&#46; The traditional model &#40;VivaScope 1500&#59; CaliberID&#44; Rochester&#44; NY&#41; composes the optical sections in a mosaic of images&#44; allowing a field of view of 838 mm<span class="elsevierStyleSup">2</span>&#46; The portable model &#40;Vivascope 3000&#59; CaliberID&#44; Rochester&#44; NY&#41;&#44; introduced into dermatological practice in 2011&#44; has a smaller probe that allows the assessment of lesions in curved areas of the face and anatomic areas that are difficult to access&#46; This model provides a limited field of view of 131<span class="elsevierStyleHsp" style=""></span>mm<span class="elsevierStyleSup">2</span>&#46;</p><p id="par0045" class="elsevierStylePara elsevierViewall">The Vivascope 1500 model provides a lateral resolution of about 1<span class="elsevierStyleHsp" style=""></span>&#956;m and an axial resolution of 3&#8211;5<span class="elsevierStyleHsp" style=""></span>&#956;m&#46; It reaches a depth of about 200&#8211;250<span class="elsevierStyleHsp" style=""></span>&#956;m&#44; allowing the visualization of the papillary dermis&#46; In areas with the thinner epidermis&#44; such as the face and mucous membrane&#44; it is possible to analyze the superficial reticular dermis as well&#46; With this model&#44; a metal ring with a plastic window is placed over the lesion&#46; Immersion oil acts as an interface between the skin and the plastic ring&#44; and ultrasound gel is the medium in which the lens is immersed prior to coupling&#46; The RCM scans the skin in the horizontal direction&#44; producing multiple individual images of 0&#46;5<span class="elsevierStyleHsp" style=""></span>&#215;<span class="elsevierStyleHsp" style=""></span>0&#46;5<span class="elsevierStyleHsp" style=""></span>mm<span class="elsevierStyleSup">2</span>&#44; forming a mosaic of up to 8<span class="elsevierStyleHsp" style=""></span>&#215;<span class="elsevierStyleHsp" style=""></span>8<span class="elsevierStyleHsp" style=""></span>mm<span class="elsevierStyleSup">2</span>&#46; The precise depth is controlled by the navigation software and selected by the examiner&#44; up to a maximum depth of 250 micrometers&#46; The operator navigates the system guided by the dermatoscopic picture of the lesion&#44; which was obtained after the placement of the fixation ring and before attaching the lens&#46; This allows for orientation and systematic imaging of the lesion&#46;<a class="elsevierStyleCrossRefs" href="#bib0025"><span class="elsevierStyleSup">5&#44;6</span></a></p><p id="par0050" class="elsevierStylePara elsevierViewall">The Vivascope 3000&#44; is a model with a portable probe easy to mobilize&#46; The advantage of this model is its&#8217; small probe&#44; allowing access to hard-to-reach areas&#46; The process of obtaining images is faster with the Vivascope 3000&#46; The disadvantage is the small field of view 1<span class="elsevierStyleHsp" style=""></span>&#215;<span class="elsevierStyleHsp" style=""></span>1<span class="elsevierStyleHsp" style=""></span>mm<span class="elsevierStyleSup">2</span> and the ability to take only vertical as opposed to horizontal sections&#46; The handheld RCM model has been proven particularly useful in the diagnosis of solitary facial papules&#44; with a sensitivity of 93&#37; and specificity of 78&#37; in the diagnosis of basal cell carcinoma &#40;BCC&#41;&#46;<a class="elsevierStyleCrossRefs" href="#bib0030"><span class="elsevierStyleSup">6&#44;7</span></a></p><span id="sec0020" class="elsevierStyleSection elsevierViewall"><span class="elsevierStyleSectionTitle" id="sect0030">Clinical applications</span><p id="par0055" class="elsevierStylePara elsevierViewall">The reflectance confocal microscope has the advantage of allowing real-time&#44; non-invasive &#8220;virtual-histologic&#8221; assessment of the neoplasm&#46;</p><p id="par0060" class="elsevierStylePara elsevierViewall">The device allows for the assessment of more of the lesion&#44; in contrast to histopathology&#44; in which only approximately 2&#37; of the specimen is analyzed&#46; The images obtained by RCM can therefore potentially define tumor margins during surgical resections&#46; For instance&#44; some studies have shown it to be a valuable adjunct in the definition of surgical margins during Mohs micrographic surgery&#46; Studies have demonstrated a sensitivity of 86&#37;&#8211;96&#37; and specificity of 89&#37;&#8211;99&#37; in the identification of BCC during Mohs surgery&#46;<a class="elsevierStyleCrossRefs" href="#bib0040"><span class="elsevierStyleSup">8&#8211;10</span></a></p><p id="par0065" class="elsevierStylePara elsevierViewall">The reflectance confocal microscope has been used as an ancillary tool in lesions with equivocal clinical and dermatoscopic features&#44; increasing the accuracy in the selection of neoplasms that require biopsy&#46;<a class="elsevierStyleCrossRefs" href="#bib0030"><span class="elsevierStyleSup">6&#44;8</span></a></p><p id="par0070" class="elsevierStylePara elsevierViewall">Another important indication of confocal microscopy is in monitoring the response to non-surgical treatment of actinic keratosis&#44; squamous cell carcinoma &#40;SCC&#41;&#44; BCC&#44; and melanoma in photo-exposed areas&#46;<a class="elsevierStyleCrossRefs" href="#bib0055"><span class="elsevierStyleSup">11&#8211;15</span></a></p></span></span><span id="sec0025" class="elsevierStyleSection elsevierViewall"><span class="elsevierStyleSectionTitle" id="sect0035">RCM features of normal skin and its correlation with histology</span><p id="par0075" class="elsevierStylePara elsevierViewall">As previously stated&#44; there is an excellent correlation between histology and RCM&#44; with RCM as a bridge between clinical&#44; dermoscopy&#44; and histopathology&#46;</p><p id="par0080" class="elsevierStylePara elsevierViewall">The visualization of structures with confocal microscopy is based on the difference in the refraction of light&#46; Structures with a high refractive index appear shiny and white&#44; while structures with a low refractive index appear black&#46; Melanin as a high contrast agent&#44; with a refractive index of 1&#46;7&#44; allows for the recognition of individual cells rich in melanin&#44; like the melanocytes&#44; pigmented keratinocytes&#44; and melanophages&#46; Keratin has a refractive index of 1&#46;5&#44; allowing the visualization of neoplasms of keratinocytes&#46;</p><p id="par0085" class="elsevierStylePara elsevierViewall">The collagen fibers and inflammatory cells&#44; such as neutrophils&#44; with a refractive index of 1&#46;34&#44; also appear shiny in the images obtained with the RCM&#46; The collagen fibers appear as linear shiny bands in the dermis&#44; and the inflammatory cells as small&#44; white&#44; rounded&#44; and homogeneous structures&#46; Inflammatory cells&#44; despite having a refractive index lower than melanin&#44; still appear as shiny particles at RCM&#46;<a class="elsevierStyleCrossRefs" href="#bib0025"><span class="elsevierStyleSup">5&#44;6</span></a> However&#44; the majority of inflammatory diseases of the skin studied using the RCM technology were lesions rich in lymphocytes&#46; The criteria for differentiation between lymphocytes and neutrophils have not been established&#46;<a class="elsevierStyleCrossRefs" href="#bib0080"><span class="elsevierStyleSup">16&#8211;18</span></a></p><span id="sec0030" class="elsevierStyleSection elsevierViewall"><span class="elsevierStyleSectionTitle" id="sect0040">Stratum corneum</span><p id="par0090" class="elsevierStylePara elsevierViewall">The first layer of skin to be evaluated is the <span class="elsevierStyleItalic">stratum corneum</span>&#46; At this level&#44; the flattened cells without nuclei&#44; that aggregate forming islands separated by dark cracks&#44; can be appreciated &#40;<a class="elsevierStyleCrossRef" href="#fig0005">Fig&#46; 1</a>&#41;&#46; The linear dark structures visualized represent the dermatoglyphics of the skin&#46; The cells correspond to the anucleate corneocytes that stand out in confocal microscopy&#44; due to their high content of keratin&#46; At this level&#44; the scales are visualized as amorphous highly reflective structures &#40;<a class="elsevierStyleCrossRef" href="#fig0010">Fig&#46; 2</a>A and B&#41;&#46;<a class="elsevierStyleCrossRefs" href="#bib0025"><span class="elsevierStyleSup">5&#44;16</span></a></p><elsevierMultimedia ident="fig0005"></elsevierMultimedia><elsevierMultimedia ident="fig0010"></elsevierMultimedia></span><span id="sec0035" class="elsevierStyleSection elsevierViewall"><span class="elsevierStyleSectionTitle" id="sect0045">Spinous-granular and basal layer</span><p id="par0095" class="elsevierStylePara elsevierViewall">Below the <span class="elsevierStyleItalic">stratum corneum</span>&#44; approximately 15&#8211;20<span class="elsevierStyleHsp" style=""></span>&#956;m in depth&#44; is the granular layer&#46; At this level&#44; the keratinocytes are flattened&#44; with internal granules&#44; characterized in confocal by central dark nuclei surrounded by the white glossy contour of the cytoplasm&#46; This is due to the keratin granules located therein&#46; The layout of the keratinocytes adjacent to each other in this layer follows a pattern known as typical or regular &#8220;honeycomb&#8221; &#40;<a class="elsevierStyleCrossRef" href="#fig0010">Fig&#46; 2</a>C&#41;&#46;</p><p id="par0100" class="elsevierStylePara elsevierViewall">The spinous layer is located between 20&#8211;100<span class="elsevierStyleHsp" style=""></span>&#956;m in depth&#46; It appears on RCM with similar morphology to the granular layer&#44; with thetypical honeycomb pattern&#44; but with smaller keratinocytes&#46;</p><p id="par0105" class="elsevierStylePara elsevierViewall">The basal layer is located between 40 and 130<span class="elsevierStyleHsp" style=""></span>&#956;m<span class="elsevierStyleHsp" style=""></span>in-depth and its appearance on RCM varies according to the skin phototype&#46; Phototypes III&#8210;IV skin displays a pattern known as cobblestone&#44; which is formed by sets of white shiny and small keratinocytes &#40;<a class="elsevierStyleCrossRef" href="#fig0015">Fig&#46; 3</a>&#41;&#46; The high reflectivity of these cells is due to the supranuclear melanin cap&#44; providing high luminance around the nucleus&#44; in contrast with the rest of the cytoplasm that is relatively darker&#46; The basal keratinocytes in phototype I&#8210;II skin are less pigmented&#59; therefore these cells do not appear as shiny in confocal microscopy&#46;<a class="elsevierStyleCrossRefs" href="#bib0025"><span class="elsevierStyleSup">5&#44;16</span></a></p><elsevierMultimedia ident="fig0015"></elsevierMultimedia></span><span id="sec0040" class="elsevierStyleSection elsevierViewall"><span class="elsevierStyleSectionTitle" id="sect0050">Dermal-epidermal junction and papillary dermis</span><p id="par0110" class="elsevierStylePara elsevierViewall">The melanocytes in the Dermal-Epidermal Junction &#40;DEJ&#41; are not usually identifiable in normal skin from individuals with phototype I&#8210;II skin&#46; The DEJ with RCM is characterized by bright basal keratinocytes surrounding dark dermal papilla&#44; creating a pattern known as edged papillae&#44; formed by well-demarcated papillary rings around a dark center &#40;<a class="elsevierStyleCrossRef" href="#fig0020">Fig&#46; 4</a>&#41;&#46;</p><elsevierMultimedia ident="fig0020"></elsevierMultimedia><p id="par0115" class="elsevierStylePara elsevierViewall">The papillary and superficial reticular dermis appear with low reflectivity and may display blood vessels and collagen fibers&#46;<a class="elsevierStyleCrossRefs" href="#bib0025"><span class="elsevierStyleSup">5&#44;16</span></a></p><p id="par0120" class="elsevierStylePara elsevierViewall">Pigmented melanocytic lesions can present with two patterns at the DEJ&#58; the <span class="elsevierStyleItalic">ringed pattern</span>&#44; characterized by a rim of bright cells forming the edged papillae &#40;<a class="elsevierStyleCrossRef" href="#fig0020">Fig&#46; 4</a>&#41;&#59; and the <span class="elsevierStyleItalic">meshwork pattern</span>&#44; characterized by elongated cords and junctional thickening &#40;<a class="elsevierStyleCrossRef" href="#fig0025">Fig&#46; 5</a>&#41;&#46; Histologically&#44; the ringed pattern represents elongated rete-ridges with an increased number of single melanocytes at the basal layer&#46; The pigmented basal keratinocytes correspond to a lentiginous pattern&#46; In contrast&#44; the meshwork pattern corresponds in histopathology to the enlargement of the interpapillary space formed by aggregated melanocytes&#44; with predominantly small&#44; non-confluent nests at the tip of the rete ridges&#46;</p><elsevierMultimedia ident="fig0025"></elsevierMultimedia><p id="par0125" class="elsevierStylePara elsevierViewall">The papillary and superficial reticular dermis display blood vessels and collagen fibers&#46; RCM images portray diffuse dark areas&#44; with thin hyper-reflective coils and parallel structures at the papillary dermis &#40;<a class="elsevierStyleCrossRef" href="#fig0030">Fig&#46; 6</a>A&#41;&#44; and white coarse structures at the upper reticular dermis&#46; The white structures represent the collagen fibers&#46; The vessels appear as tubular dark structures &#40;<a class="elsevierStyleCrossRef" href="#fig0030">Fig&#46; 6</a>B&#41;&#46; Movement of blood cells through the vessels may be visualized during imaging&#46;</p><elsevierMultimedia ident="fig0030"></elsevierMultimedia><p id="par0130" class="elsevierStylePara elsevierViewall">The appearance of &#8220;normal skin&#8221; may vary depending on anatomic location&#44; as well as the age of the patient&#44; and the amount of cutaneous damage due to chronic sun exposure&#46; <a class="elsevierStyleCrossRef" href="#tbl0005">Table 1</a> resumes the main RCM features of normal skin and their correlation with histology&#46;</p><elsevierMultimedia ident="tbl0005"></elsevierMultimedia></span></span><span id="sec0045" class="elsevierStyleSection elsevierViewall"><span class="elsevierStyleSectionTitle" id="sect0055">Limitations of the Reflectance Confocal Microscopy and future perspectives</span><p id="par0135" class="elsevierStylePara elsevierViewall">One limitation of RCM is the inability to analyze structures below 250 microns in depth&#46; Consequently&#44; alterations in the reticular dermis and invasive tumors cannot be evaluated&#46; In lesions with significant thickening of the epidermis&#44; including acral lesions&#44; the examination with the confocal is limited to the epidermis&#46;</p><p id="par0140" class="elsevierStylePara elsevierViewall">There are factors that also may compromise the quality of the image&#46; Hyperkeratosis and residues of creams containing particles with a high refraction index &#40;i&#46;e&#46;&#44; sunscreen&#41; may create artifacts&#46; The non-uniform surface of the skin also may result in the formation of bubbles&#44; which constitute artifacts&#46;</p><p id="par0145" class="elsevierStylePara elsevierViewall">The interpretation of the RCM images requires training&#46; Robust knowledge of dermatopathology is an asset&#44; as RCM structures correlate with histologic findings&#46; There is the challenge of distinguishing structures and cells with similar refraction index&#44; &#40;i&#46;e&#46;&#44; melanocytes and Langerhans cells in the stratum <span class="elsevierStyleItalic">spinosum</span>&#41;&#46;</p><p id="par0150" class="elsevierStylePara elsevierViewall">Studies have shown the reflectance confocal microscope as an ancillary tool in the diagnosis of infectious and inflammatory skin diseases&#44; such as psoriasis&#44; contact dermatitis&#44; cutaneous T-cell lymphoma&#44; discoid lupus erythematosus&#44; and onychomycosis&#46; However&#44; there is a lack of studies with appropriate methodology demonstrating the ability to distinguish different types of inflammatory cells with confocal&#46;<a class="elsevierStyleCrossRefs" href="#bib0020"><span class="elsevierStyleSup">4&#44;17&#44;18</span></a></p><p id="par0155" class="elsevierStylePara elsevierViewall">A series of new projects in the context of technological development seems promising for the future use of the RCM&#46; Devices that capture images of the skin using an in-line scan&#44; instead of scanning a point&#44; are already being developed&#46; This will reduce the time of image acquisition&#46; Confocal microscopy machines with software programmed for the automated recognition of anatomic details of the skin are also being studied&#44; with the possibility of reconstruction of images in 3 dimensions&#46; <a class="elsevierStyleCrossRefs" href="#bib0095"><span class="elsevierStyleSup">19&#44;20</span></a></p><p id="par0160" class="elsevierStylePara elsevierViewall">Finally&#44; fluorescent confocal images that appear after intradermal injection of contrast in vivo&#44; as indocyanine green&#44; are also in the testing phase&#44; with the aim of improving the identification of the structures viewed with the RCM&#46; <a class="elsevierStyleCrossRefs" href="#bib0105"><span class="elsevierStyleSup">21&#44;22</span></a></p></span><span id="sec0050" class="elsevierStyleSection elsevierViewall"><span class="elsevierStyleSectionTitle" id="sect0060">Conclusions</span><p id="par0165" class="elsevierStylePara elsevierViewall">With nearly 20 years of use in dermatological practice&#44; the reflectance confocal microscope has proven to be an effective diagnostic adjunct in the diagnosis of a variety of neoplasms of the skin&#46; Certainly&#44; its use has aided in the management of clinically equivocal lesions&#44; reducing biopsies&#44; and thereby cost&#44; as well as patients&#8217; anxiety over more invasive diagnostic procedures&#46; In the near future&#44; with advanced technology&#44; RCM has the potential to provide more detailed information in a shorter period of time&#44; to assist the physician in the diagnosis and management of patients&#46;</p></span><span id="sec0055" class="elsevierStyleSection elsevierViewall"><span class="elsevierStyleSectionTitle" id="sect0065">Financial support</span><p id="par0170" class="elsevierStylePara elsevierViewall">None declared&#46;</p></span><span id="sec0060" class="elsevierStyleSection elsevierViewall"><span class="elsevierStyleSectionTitle" id="sect0070">Authors&#8217; contributions</span><p id="par0175" class="elsevierStylePara elsevierViewall">Naiara Fraga Braghiroli made substantial contributions to the conception and design of the manuscript&#44; acquisition&#44; analysis and interpretation of data&#59; read and approved the final manuscript&#46;</p><p id="par0180" class="elsevierStylePara elsevierViewall">Samantha Sugerik had been involved in the revision&#44; formatting&#44; and submission of the manuscript&#59; read and approved the final manuscript&#46;</p><p id="par0185" class="elsevierStylePara elsevierViewall">Luiz Ant&#244;nio Rodrigues de Freitas reviewed the histologic digital images&#44; reviewed the final manuscript and gave the final approval of the version to be published&#59; read and approved the final manuscript&#46;</p><p id="par0190" class="elsevierStylePara elsevierViewall">Margaret Oliviero Had been involved in the acquisition&#44; analysis and interpretation of data&#44; as well as drafting the manuscript and revising it critically for important intellectual content&#59; read and approved the final manuscript&#46;</p><p id="par0195" class="elsevierStylePara elsevierViewall">Harold Rabinovitz had been involved in the analysis and interpretation of data&#44; 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        "resumen" => "<span id="abst0005" class="elsevierStyleSection elsevierViewall"><p id="spar0040" class="elsevierStyleSimplePara elsevierViewall">Since its first introduction into medical practice&#44; reflectance confocal microscopy &#40;RCM&#41; has been a valuable non-invasive diagnostic tool for the assessment of benign and malignant neoplasms of the skin&#46; It has also been used as an adjunct for diagnosing equivocal cutaneous neoplasms that lack characteristic clinical or dermoscopic features&#46; The use of RCM has led to a decreased number of biopsies of benign lesions&#46; Multiple published studies show a strong correlation between RCM and histopathology thereby creating a bridge between clinical aspects&#44; dermoscopy&#44; and histopathology&#46; Dermatopathologists may potentially play an important role in the interpretation of confocal images&#44; by their ability to correlate histopathologic findings&#46; RCM has also been shown to be an important adjunct to delineating tumoral margins during surgery&#44; as well as for monitoring the non-surgical treatment of skin cancers&#46; Advanced technology with smaller probes&#44; such as the VivaScope 3000&#44; has allowed access to lesions in previously inaccessible anatomic locations&#46; This review explains the technical principles of RCM and describes the most common RCM features of normal skin with their corresponding histological correlation&#46;</p></span>"
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2024 November	17	5	22
2024 October	130	88	218
2024 September	188	103	291
2024 August	182	113	295
2024 July	146	111	257
2024 June	112	78	190
2024 May	98	82	180
2024 April	102	111	213
2024 March	104	85	189
2024 February	91	87	178
2024 January	79	71	150
2023 December	68	62	130
2023 November	118	79	197
2023 October	74	80	154
2023 September	92	73	165
2023 August	83	33	116
2023 July	86	36	122
2023 June	79	54	133
2023 May	55	29	84
2023 April	55	15	70
2023 March	68	44	112
2023 February	50	37	87
2023 January	73	51	124
2022 December	164	57	221
2022 November	146	82	228
2022 October	212	117	329
2022 September	19	16	35

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