Dermoscopy and confocal microscopy for metachronous multiple melanomas: morphological, clinical, and molecular correlations

Background Cutaneous melanoma is one of the most frequent malignancies of the skin in Caucasian populations. Patients who develop cutaneous melanoma are at increased risk of developing a second primary melanoma. The estimated incidence of multiple primary melanoma (MPM) ranges from 1.2% to 8.2% of cases, with a high preponderance of melanomas occurring metachronously.