Dermoscopy of very small basal cell carcinoma (≤3mm).

ABSTRACT:

Background

Basal cell carcinoma (BCC) dermoscopy is key to lower the biopsy threshold of suspicious lesions. There is a scarcity of published data on the dermoscopy of very small BCC (≤3mm) and its differences from larger BCCs.

Objective

To describe and compare dermoscopic features of BCCs measuring ≤3mm, with those from 3 to 10mm.

Methods

An analytical cross-sectional study, included biopsy-proven BCCs that had dermoscopic photographic images, between January 2017 and December 2022 in a Skin Cancer Center in Medellín, Colombia. Demographic, clinic-pathological and dermoscopic features were compared between very small BCCs (vsBCCs) and a reference group.

Results

A total of 326 BCCs in 196 patients were included, of whom 60% were male. The most common Fitzpatric

SUBMITTER: Arias-Rodriguez C 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10589476 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Nov-Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature