Anna Pogorzelska-Antkowiak1, SŁawomir Grzegorczyn2, Paola Corneli3, Jacek C Szepietowski4. 1. EsteDerm Private Dermatolgy Clinic, Tychy, Poland. 2. Department of Biophysics, Medical University of Silesia, Zabrze, Poland. 3. Department of Dermatology, Ospedale Maggiore di Trieste, Trieste, Italy. 4. Department of Dermatology, Venereology and Allergology, Wroclaw Medical University, Wroclaw, Poland jacek.szepietowski@umed.wroc.pl.
Abstract
BACKGROUND/AIM: Basal cell carcinoma (BCC) is a common skin cancer, especially in the elderly population. The probability of BCC development increases past the age of 55. Dermoscopy and reflectance confocal microscopy (RCM) are two modern tools useful in the diagnosis of BCC. PATIENTS AND METHODS: This is a retrospective study conducted on a group of 21 patients with a confirmed diagnosis of BCC. All patients were examined by dermoscopy and RCM. Dermoscopic images were taken using a videodermoscope. RCM was performed in three layers: epidermal, dermoepidermal junction (DEJ), and superficial dermal layer. In each layer, a few RCM criteria of basal cell carcinoma diagnosis were taken into consideration. RESULTS: Dermoscopy of pigmented BCCs revealed blue globules of pigment (p<0.05), gray and blue ovoid nests, which were absent in the entire non-pigmented carcinomas group. In RCM, the epidermis showed no differences between pigmented and non-pigmented carcinomas, however, significant differences were observed at the DEJ. In pigmented BCCs, cordlike structures and plump atypical cells were observed (p<0.05), while in non-pigmented carcinomas, dark silhouettes were present (p<0.05). CONCLUSION: To our knowledge, that is the first study comparing features between pigmented and non-pigmented BCC by RCM. Pigmented and non-pigmented BCCs presented different features in both dermoscopy and RCM. Furthermore, RCM revealed more discriminating features at the DEJ than dermoscopy, thus can be more efficient in the differential diagnosis of difficult BCC. Copyright
BACKGROUND/AIM: Basal cell carcinoma (BCC) is a common skin cancer, especially in the elderly population. The probability of BCC development increases past the age of 55. Dermoscopy and reflectance confocal microscopy (RCM) are two modern tools useful in the diagnosis of BCC. PATIENTS AND METHODS: This is a retrospective study conducted on a group of 21 patients with a confirmed diagnosis of BCC. All patients were examined by dermoscopy and RCM. Dermoscopic images were taken using a videodermoscope. RCM was performed in three layers: epidermal, dermoepidermal junction (DEJ), and superficial dermal layer. In each layer, a few RCM criteria of basal cell carcinoma diagnosis were taken into consideration. RESULTS: Dermoscopy of pigmented BCCs revealed blue globules of pigment (p<0.05), gray and blue ovoid nests, which were absent in the entire non-pigmented carcinomas group. In RCM, the epidermis showed no differences between pigmented and non-pigmented carcinomas, however, significant differences were observed at the DEJ. In pigmented BCCs, cordlike structures and plump atypical cells were observed (p<0.05), while in non-pigmented carcinomas, dark silhouettes were present (p<0.05). CONCLUSION: To our knowledge, that is the first study comparing features between pigmented and non-pigmented BCC by RCM. Pigmented and non-pigmented BCCs presented different features in both dermoscopy and RCM. Furthermore, RCM revealed more discriminating features at the DEJ than dermoscopy, thus can be more efficient in the differential diagnosis of difficult BCC. Copyright
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