Author, as appears in the article.: Álvarez-Salafranca M; Ara M; Zaballos P
Department: Medicina i Cirurgia
URV's Author/s: Zaballos Diego, Pedro
Keywords: Skin cancer Dermatoscopy Basal cell carcinoma
Abstract: © 2020 AEDV Dermoscopy is a noninvasive technique that has been demonstrated to improve diagnostic accuracy in basal cell carcinoma (BCC). The first dermoscopic model for the diagnosis of BCC, based mainly on the identification of pigmented structures, was described by Menzies et al., and since then dermoscopy has generated an abundance of literature useful to routine clinical practice. From a practical perspective, dermoscopic structures associated with BCC can be classified as pigmented, vascular, or nonpigmented/nonvascular. One of the most recent applications of dermoscopy in BCC is as an aid to predicting histologic subtype and essentially differentiating between superficial and nonsuperficial BCC. It can also, however, help raise suspicion of more aggressive variants with a higher risk of recurrence. A thorough dermoscopic examination during follow-up of patients with actinic damage or a history of multiple BCCs can facilitate the detection of very incipient lesions and significantly impact treatment and prognosis.
Thematic Areas: Saúde coletiva Revistas de ciencias de la salud Pathology and forensic medicine Medicina ii Medicina i Histology General medicine Dermatology Ciencias sociales Ciências biológicas iii
licence for use: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/es/
Author's mail: pedro.zaballos@urv.cat
Record's date: 2024-09-07
Papper version: info:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersion
Link to the original source: https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0001731020305147?via%3Dihub
Licence document URL: https://repositori.urv.cat/ca/proteccio-de-dades/
Papper original source: Actas Dermo-Sifiliograficas. 112 (4): 330-338
APA: Álvarez-Salafranca M; Ara M; Zaballos P (2021). Dermoscopy in Basal Cell Carcinoma: An Updated Review. Actas Dermo-Sifiliograficas, 112(4), 330-338. DOI: 10.1016/j.ad.2020.11.011
Article's DOI: 10.1016/j.ad.2020.11.011
Entity: Universitat Rovira i Virgili
Journal publication year: 2021
Publication Type: Journal Publications