Line-field confocal optical coherence tomography for actinic keratosis and squamous cell carcinoma: a descriptive study.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Early and accurate diagnosis of cutaneous squamous cell carcinomas (SCCs) and actinic keratoses (AK) is fundamental to reduce their associated morbidity and to select the correct treatment. Line-field confocal optical coherence tomography (LC-OCT) is a new imaging device that can characterize healthy skin and basal cell carcinoma, but no large studies on keratinocyte cell tumours have yet been published.

Aim

To identify and describe LC-OCT criteria associated with SCC and AK, and to compare LC-OCT findings in these tumours.

Methods

A retrospective observational multicentre study was conducted. Lesions were imaged with the LC-OCT device before surgery and examined histologically. LC-OCT criteria for AK/SCC were identified and their presence was evaluated in

SUBMITTER: Cinotti E 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9293459 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature