Dermoscopy of linear basal cell carcinomas, a potential mimicker of linear lesions: a descriptive case series
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2022
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Navarrete-Dechent, Cristián
Marchetti, Michael
Uribe González, Pablo Francisco
Schwartz, Rodrigo
Liopyris, Konstantinos
Marghoob, Nadeem
Galimany Navajas, Lucas Fernando
Castro, Juan
Jaimes, Natalia
Rabinovitz, Harold
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Introduction: Among the various widely recognized basal cell carcinoma (BCC) clinical patterns, linear basal cell carcinoma (LBCC) is an uncommon morphologic variant of BCC. Objectives: 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.
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Dermoscopy, Basal cell carcinoma, Diagnosis, Linear, Dermatoscopy