{"id":4391,"date":"2026-04-21T09:16:12","date_gmt":"2026-04-21T09:16:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.oferreiter.com\/?p=4391"},"modified":"2026-04-21T09:17:18","modified_gmt":"2026-04-21T09:17:18","slug":"differentiating-seborrheic-keratosis-from-melanoma-among-lesions-exhibiting-blue-white-veil-a-retrospective-study","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.oferreiter.com\/en\/differentiating-seborrheic-keratosis-from-melanoma-among-lesions-exhibiting-blue-white-veil-a-retrospective-study\/","title":{"rendered":"Differentiating seborrheic keratosis from melanoma among lesions exhibiting blue-white veil: A retrospective study"},"content":{"rendered":"<header id=\"heading\" class=\"heading\">\n<div id=\"full-view-heading\" class=\"full-view\">\n<div class=\"inline-authors\">\n<div class=\"authors\">\n<div class=\"authors-list\" dir=\"ltr\"><span class=\"authors-list-item \"><a class=\"full-name\" href=\"https:\/\/pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov\/?sort=date&amp;term=Dana+IN&amp;cauthor_id=39528164\" data-ga-category=\"search\" data-ga-action=\"author_link\" data-ga-label=\"Isabella N Dana\">Isabella N Dana<\/a><sup class=\"affiliation-links\"><span class=\"author-sup-separator\">\u00a0<\/span><a class=\"affiliation-link\" title=\"Dermatology Service, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, New York, New York; SUNY Downstate Health Sciences University College of Medicine, Brooklyn, New York.\" href=\"https:\/\/pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov\/39528164\/#full-view-affiliation-1\">1<\/a><\/sup><span class=\"comma\">,\u00a0<\/span><\/span><span class=\"authors-list-item \"><a class=\"full-name\" href=\"https:\/\/pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov\/?sort=date&amp;term=Kurtansky+NR&amp;cauthor_id=39528164\" data-ga-category=\"search\" data-ga-action=\"author_link\" data-ga-label=\"Nicholas R Kurtansky\">Nicholas R Kurtansky<\/a><sup class=\"affiliation-links\"><span class=\"author-sup-separator\">\u00a0<\/span><a class=\"affiliation-link\" title=\"Dermatology Service, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, New York, New York.\" href=\"https:\/\/pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov\/39528164\/#full-view-affiliation-2\">2<\/a><\/sup><span class=\"comma\">,\u00a0<\/span><\/span><span class=\"authors-list-item \"><a class=\"full-name\" href=\"https:\/\/pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov\/?sort=date&amp;term=Pastore+LM&amp;cauthor_id=39528164\" data-ga-category=\"search\" data-ga-action=\"author_link\" data-ga-label=\"Larissa M Pastore\">Larissa M Pastore<\/a><sup class=\"affiliation-links\"><span class=\"author-sup-separator\">\u00a0<\/span><a class=\"affiliation-link\" title=\"Dermatology Service, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, New York, New York; Cooper Medical School of Rowan University, Camden, New Jersey.\" href=\"https:\/\/pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov\/39528164\/#full-view-affiliation-3\">3<\/a><\/sup><span class=\"comma\">,\u00a0<\/span><\/span><span class=\"authors-list-item \"><a class=\"full-name\" href=\"https:\/\/pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov\/?sort=date&amp;term=Xu+JR&amp;cauthor_id=39528164\" data-ga-category=\"search\" data-ga-action=\"author_link\" data-ga-label=\"James R Xu\">James R Xu<\/a><sup class=\"affiliation-links\"><span class=\"author-sup-separator\">\u00a0<\/span><a class=\"affiliation-link\" title=\"Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine, Cleveland, Ohio.\" href=\"https:\/\/pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov\/39528164\/#full-view-affiliation-4\">4<\/a><\/sup><span class=\"comma\">,\u00a0<\/span><\/span><span class=\"authors-list-item \"><a class=\"full-name\" href=\"https:\/\/pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov\/?sort=date&amp;term=Nazir+ZH&amp;cauthor_id=39528164\" data-ga-category=\"search\" data-ga-action=\"author_link\" data-ga-label=\"Zaeem H Nazir\">Zaeem H Nazir<\/a><sup class=\"affiliation-links\"><span class=\"author-sup-separator\">\u00a0<\/span><a class=\"affiliation-link\" title=\"Dermatology Service, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, New York, New York; Zucker School of Medicine at Hofstra\/Northwell, Hempstead, New York.\" href=\"https:\/\/pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov\/39528164\/#full-view-affiliation-5\">5<\/a><\/sup><span class=\"comma\">,\u00a0<\/span><\/span><span class=\"authors-list-item \"><a class=\"full-name\" href=\"https:\/\/pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov\/?sort=date&amp;term=Dusza+SW&amp;cauthor_id=39528164\" data-ga-category=\"search\" data-ga-action=\"author_link\" data-ga-label=\"Stephen W Dusza\">Stephen W Dusza<\/a><sup class=\"affiliation-links\"><span class=\"author-sup-separator\">\u00a0<\/span><a class=\"affiliation-link\" title=\"Dermatology Service, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, New York, New York.\" href=\"https:\/\/pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov\/39528164\/#full-view-affiliation-2\">2<\/a><\/sup><span class=\"comma\">,\u00a0<\/span><\/span><span class=\"authors-list-item \"><a class=\"full-name\" href=\"https:\/\/pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov\/?sort=date&amp;term=Chousakos+E&amp;cauthor_id=39528164\" data-ga-category=\"search\" data-ga-action=\"author_link\" data-ga-label=\"Emmanouil Chousakos\">Emmanouil Chousakos<\/a><sup class=\"affiliation-links\"><span class=\"author-sup-separator\">\u00a0<\/span><a class=\"affiliation-link\" title=\"Department of Pathology, Medical School, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, Athens, Greece.\" href=\"https:\/\/pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov\/39528164\/#full-view-affiliation-6\">6<\/a><\/sup><span class=\"comma\">,\u00a0<\/span><\/span><span class=\"authors-list-item \"><a class=\"full-name\" href=\"https:\/\/pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov\/?sort=date&amp;term=Reiter+O&amp;cauthor_id=39528164\" data-ga-category=\"search\" data-ga-action=\"author_link\" data-ga-label=\"Ofer Reiter\">Ofer Reiter<\/a><sup class=\"affiliation-links\"><span class=\"author-sup-separator\">\u00a0<\/span><a class=\"affiliation-link\" title=\"Dermatology Division, Rabin Medical Center, Petach Tikva, and Faculty of Medicine, Tel Aviv University, Tel Aviv, Israel.\" href=\"https:\/\/pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov\/39528164\/#full-view-affiliation-7\">7<\/a><\/sup><span class=\"comma\">,\u00a0<\/span><\/span><span class=\"authors-list-item \"><a class=\"full-name\" href=\"https:\/\/pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov\/?sort=date&amp;term=Navarrete-Dechent+C&amp;cauthor_id=39528164\" data-ga-category=\"search\" data-ga-action=\"author_link\" data-ga-label=\"Cristian Navarrete-Dechent\">Cristian Navarrete-Dechent<\/a><sup class=\"affiliation-links\"><span class=\"author-sup-separator\">\u00a0<\/span><a class=\"affiliation-link\" title=\"Department of Dermatology, Pontificia Universidad Cat\u00f3lica de Chile, Santiago, Chile.\" href=\"https:\/\/pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov\/39528164\/#full-view-affiliation-8\">8<\/a><\/sup><span class=\"comma\">,\u00a0<\/span><\/span><span class=\"authors-list-item \"><a class=\"full-name\" href=\"https:\/\/pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov\/?sort=date&amp;term=Braun+RP&amp;cauthor_id=39528164\" data-ga-category=\"search\" data-ga-action=\"author_link\" data-ga-label=\"Ralph P Braun\">Ralph P Braun<\/a><sup class=\"affiliation-links\"><span class=\"author-sup-separator\">\u00a0<\/span><a class=\"affiliation-link\" title=\"Department of Dermatology, University Hospital Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland.\" href=\"https:\/\/pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov\/39528164\/#full-view-affiliation-9\">9<\/a><\/sup><span class=\"comma\">,\u00a0<\/span><\/span><span class=\"authors-list-item \"><a class=\"full-name\" href=\"https:\/\/pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov\/?sort=date&amp;term=Rabinovitz+HS&amp;cauthor_id=39528164\" data-ga-category=\"search\" data-ga-action=\"author_link\" data-ga-label=\"Harold S Rabinovitz\">Harold S Rabinovitz<\/a><sup class=\"affiliation-links\"><span class=\"author-sup-separator\">\u00a0<\/span><a class=\"affiliation-link\" title=\"Skin and Cancer Associates, Plantation, Florida.\" href=\"https:\/\/pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov\/39528164\/#full-view-affiliation-10\">10<\/a><\/sup><span class=\"comma\">,\u00a0<\/span><\/span><span class=\"authors-list-item \"><a class=\"full-name\" href=\"https:\/\/pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov\/?sort=date&amp;term=Marghoob+AA&amp;cauthor_id=39528164\" data-ga-category=\"search\" data-ga-action=\"author_link\" data-ga-label=\"Ashfaq A Marghoob\">Ashfaq A Marghoob<\/a><sup class=\"affiliation-links\"><span class=\"author-sup-separator\">\u00a0<\/span><a class=\"affiliation-link\" title=\"Dermatology Service, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, New York, New York. Electronic address: marghooa@mskcc.org.\" href=\"https:\/\/pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov\/39528164\/#full-view-affiliation-11\">11<\/a><\/sup><\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/header>\n<div id=\"abstract\" class=\"abstract\" dir=\"ltr\">\n<div id=\"eng-abstract\" class=\"abstract-content selected\">\n<p><strong class=\"sub-title\">Background:\u00a0<\/strong>Differentiating melanoma (MM) from seborrheic keratosis (SK) containing a blue-white veil (BWV) remains challenging.<\/p>\n<p><strong class=\"sub-title\">Objective:\u00a0<\/strong>Identify dermoscopic features that can improve upon the differentiation between MMs and SKs exhibiting BWV.<\/p>\n<p><strong class=\"sub-title\">Methods:\u00a0<\/strong>Images from 110 MMs and 121 SKs containing BWV were aggregated, and 91 MMs and 62 SKs from this data set had complete agreement on the presence of BWV according to 3 expert dermoscopists. Independent readers recorded the presence or absence of dermoscopic structures using a web-based data collection instrument. Odds ratios were used to evaluate the association between features and diagnosis, and Fisher&#8217;s exact test was used to determine the significance of associations.<\/p>\n<p><strong class=\"sub-title\">Results:\u00a0<\/strong>The combination of milia-like cysts and\/or comedo-like openings (MCCO) within the BWV and BWV encompassing the entire lesion occurred in 56% of SKs and 0% of MM. All MMs had at least one MM-specific structure other than BWV or lacked MCCO.<\/p>\n<p><strong class=\"sub-title\">Limitations:\u00a0<\/strong>Agreement on dermoscopic feature prevalence was variable. The subset of lesions with complete agreement on the presence of BWV may not be representative of lesions encountered in an individual clinician&#8217;s practice.<\/p>\n<p><strong class=\"sub-title\">Conclusion:\u00a0<\/strong>Lesions exhibiting BWV with MCCO and no additional MM-specific features suggest a benign diagnosis, as was not seen in any cases of MM.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><strong class=\"sub-title\">Keywords:\u00a0<\/strong>blue-white veil; dermoscopy; melanoma; seborrheic keratosis.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Isabella N Dana\u00a01,\u00a0Nicholas R Kurtansky\u00a02,\u00a0Larissa M Pastore\u00a03,\u00a0James R Xu\u00a04,\u00a0Zaeem H Nazir\u00a05,\u00a0Stephen W Dusza\u00a02,\u00a0Emmanouil Chousakos\u00a06,\u00a0Ofer Reiter\u00a07,\u00a0Cristian Navarrete-Dechent\u00a08,\u00a0Ralph P Braun\u00a09,\u00a0Harold S Rabinovitz\u00a010,\u00a0Ashfaq A Marghoob\u00a011 Background:\u00a0Differentiating melanoma (MM) from seborrheic keratosis (SK) containing a blue-white veil (BWV) remains challenging. Objective:\u00a0Identify dermoscopic features that can improve upon the differentiation between MMs and SKs exhibiting BWV. Methods:\u00a0Images from 110 MMs [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-4391","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-published-research"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v24.6 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>Differentiating seborrheic keratosis from melanoma among lesions exhibiting blue-white veil: A retrospective study - \u05d3&quot;\u05e8 \u05e2\u05d5\u05e4\u05e8 \u05e8\u05d9\u05d9\u05d8\u05e8 \u05d0\u05d2\u05e8<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/www.oferreiter.com\/en\/differentiating-seborrheic-keratosis-from-melanoma-among-lesions-exhibiting-blue-white-veil-a-retrospective-study\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Differentiating seborrheic keratosis from melanoma among lesions exhibiting blue-white veil: A retrospective study - \u05d3&quot;\u05e8 \u05e2\u05d5\u05e4\u05e8 \u05e8\u05d9\u05d9\u05d8\u05e8 \u05d0\u05d2\u05e8\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"Isabella N Dana\u00a01,\u00a0Nicholas R Kurtansky\u00a02,\u00a0Larissa M Pastore\u00a03,\u00a0James R Xu\u00a04,\u00a0Zaeem H Nazir\u00a05,\u00a0Stephen W Dusza\u00a02,\u00a0Emmanouil Chousakos\u00a06,\u00a0Ofer Reiter\u00a07,\u00a0Cristian Navarrete-Dechent\u00a08,\u00a0Ralph P Braun\u00a09,\u00a0Harold S Rabinovitz\u00a010,\u00a0Ashfaq A Marghoob\u00a011 Background:\u00a0Differentiating melanoma (MM) from seborrheic keratosis (SK) containing a blue-white veil (BWV) remains challenging. 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Objective:\u00a0Identify dermoscopic features that can improve upon the differentiation between MMs and SKs exhibiting BWV. 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