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Dermoscopy reveals a hidden world of morphological structures in skin lesions. The following examples illustrate some of the features seen.

Benign naevus showing pigmented network (Fig 1)

Figure 1

Benign naevus showing cobblestone pattern (Fig 2)

Figure 2

Benign seborrhoeic keratosis (Fig 3)

Figure 3

Benign dermatofibroma showing the characteristic pseudonetwork (Fig 4)

Figure 4

Benign haemangioma showing the vascular lacunes (Fig 5)

Figure 5

A very suspicious melanocytic tumour with irregular globules centrally (Fig 6)

Figure 6

Melanoma showing dots and globules and a blue white veil (Fig 7)

Figure 7

Melanoma showing globules and atypical blood vessels (Fig 8)

Figure 8

Melanoma showing new blood vessels within the tumour (Fig 9)

Figure 9

Benign haemangioma showing the vascular lacunes (Fig 5)

Figure 5