This DermSurgery Digest bonus content aptly named “At the Microscope” shares the latest research and techniques in dermatopathology. In this episode, contributors will continue to review nail unit pathology with a focus on melanocytes. Contributors to this podcast include Naomi Lawrence, MD, Dermatologic Surgery Digital Content Editor; Ashley Elsensohn, MD, MPH, DermSurgery Digest at the Microscope co-host; Christine Ahn, MD; Jeff Gardner, MD; Marina K. Ibraheim, MD; and Michael P. Lee, MD.

Articles featured in this episode include: 

•  “Histologic Distinction Between Subungual Lentigo and Melanoma” The American Journal of Surgical Pathology
• “Melanocytes Pattern in the Normal Nail, With Special Reference to Nail Bed Melanocytes” The American Journal of Dermatopathology
•  “A Call for Nail Clipping Histopathology to Become an Essential Component of the Routine Evaluation of Melanonychia: Benefitting Patients as a Triage and Surgical Planning Maneuver” Journal of Cutaneous Pathology
• “Histologic Evidence of Melanocytes Isolated to the Nail Matrix” JAMA
• “Clinicohistopathologic Challenges and Traps in the Diagnosis of Nail Unit Melanoma” Journal of Cutaneous Pathology

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