| Autor: |
Cristian Patricio Navarrete-Dechent, Michael Marchetti, Pablo Uribe, Rodrigo Schwartz, Konstantinos Liopyris, Nadeem Marghoob, Lucas Galimany, Juan Castro, Natalia Jaimes, Harold Rabinovitz, Ana Moraes, Ashfaq Marghoob, Alvaro Abarzua-Araya |
| Jazyk: |
angličtina |
| Rok vydání: |
2022 |
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| Zdroj: |
Dermatology Practical & Conceptual, Vol 12, Iss 4 (2022) |
| Druh dokumentu: |
article |
| ISSN: |
2160-9381 |
| DOI: |
10.5826/dpc.1204a195 |
| Popis: |
Introduction: Among the various widely recognized basal cell carcinoma (BCC) clinical patterns, linear basal cell carcinoma (LBCC) is an uncommon morphologic variant of BCC. Objective: Describe the clinical and dermoscopic characteristics of LBCC. Methods: Retrospective study including LBCC cases from 5 dermatology centers in North and South America. Biopsy-proven primary BCCs, that presented with at least 3:1 length:width ratio on physical examination, irrespective of tumor subtype or location, were included. Clinical and dermoscopic analysis were performed by 2 experts in dermoscopy. Results: Eighteen cases of LBCC met our inclusion criteria and were included in the study. Median age at diagnosis was 86.0 years, 10 patients (58.8%) were males. Regarding anatomic location, 11/18 (61.1%) were located on the head and neck, 5/18 (27.7%) cases were found on the trunk, and 2 on lower extremities (11.1%). Under dermoscopy, 15/18 (83.3%) of LBCC were pigmented. All tumors displayed at least one of the BCC-specific dermoscopic criteria the most common being blue-grey globules (72.2%). Conclusions: Dermoscopy might be useful in the differentiation of LBCC from other diagnoses presenting as linear lesions such as scars, scratches/erosions, and tattoos, among others. Some of these lesions might be confused by naked eye examination alone. |
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