ReviewJournal of clinical medicine2019
A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis of the Accuracy of in VivoReflectance Confocal Microscopy for the Diagnosis of Primary Basal Cell Carcinoma.
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22 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it, 36 citations in OpenAlex.
- The Diagnostic Accuracy of Ex Vivo Confocal Laser Scanning Microscopy for Basal Cell Carcinoma: A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis.Acta dermato-venereologica · 2026Pooled it
- Emerging In Vivo and Ex Vivo Optical Imaging Technologies in Dermatology and Dermatopathology.Dermatopathology (Basel, Switzerland) · 2026Review
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- Diagnostic Performance of Line-Field Confocal Optical Coherence Tomography for Basal Cell Carcinoma: A Prospective Study.Cancers · 2026Article
- Streamlined Management of Basal Cell Carcinoma with Dermoscopy: A Retrospective Case-Control Study.Journal of clinical medicine · 2025Article
- [In vivo reflectance confocal microscopy and keratinocyte skin cancer : Reflectance confocal microscopy and artificial intelligence].Dermatologie (Heidelberg, Germany) · 2025Review
- Automated Detection of Benign and Malignant Skin Lesions from Reflectance Confocal Microscopy Images Using Deep Learning.JID innovations : skin science from molecules to population health · 2025Article
- Cutting-Edge Technology Without Cutting: Treating Skin Cancer in This Era-A Case Series.Cancers · 2024Article
- Combined Carbon Dioxide Laser with Photodynamic Therapy for Nodular Basal Cell Carcinoma Monitored by Reflectance Confocal Microscopy.Medicina (Kaunas, Lithuania) · 2023Article
- Looking into the Skin in Health and Disease: From Microscopy Imaging Techniques to Molecular Analysis.International journal of molecular sciences · 2023Article
- Basal Cell Carcinoma-A Retrospective Descriptive Study Integrated in Current Literature.Life (Basel, Switzerland) · 2023Article
- Confocal Microscopy for Diagnosis and Management of Cutaneous Malignancies: Clinical Impacts and Innovation.Diagnostics (Basel, Switzerland) · 2023Review
- Skin Cancer Pathobiology at a Glance: A Focus on Imaging Techniques and Their Potential for Improved Diagnosis and Surveillance in Clinical Cohorts.International journal of molecular sciences · 2023Review
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- Recent Advances in Oral Squamous Cell Carcinoma.Journal of clinical medicine · 2022Article
- Artificial Intelligence-Based Approaches to Reflectance Confocal Microscopy Image Analysis in Dermatology.Journal of clinical medicine · 2022Review
- Acute Radiation Dermatitis Evaluation with Reflectance Confocal Microscopy: A Prospective Study.Diagnostics (Basel, Switzerland) · 2021Article
- Attitudes among dermatologists regarding non-melanoma skin cancer treatment options.Discover oncology · 2021Article
- Current Perspectives on the Role of Matrix Metalloproteinases in the Pathogenesis of Basal Cell Carcinoma.Biomolecules · 2021Review
- Angulated small nests and cords: Key diagnostic histopathologic features of infiltrative basal cell carcinoma can be identified using integrated reflectance confocal microscopy-optical coherence tomography.Journal of cutaneous pathology · 2021Article
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Abstract
Basal cell carcinoma (BCC) is the most common cancer worldwide and its incidence is constantly rising. Early diagnosis and treatment can significantly reduce patient morbidity and healthcare costs. The value of reflectance confocal microscopy (RCM) in non-melanoma skin cancer diagnosis is still under debate. This systematic review and meta-analysis were conducted to assess the diagnostic accuracy of RCM in primary BCC. PubMed, Google Scholar, Scopus, and Web of Science databases were searched up to July 05, 2019, to collect articles concerning primary BCC diagnosis through RCM. The studies' methodological quality was assessed by the QUADAS-2 tool. The meta-analysis was conducted using Stata 13.0, RevMan 5.0, and MetaDisc 1.4 software. We included 15 studies totaling a number of 4163 lesions. The pooled sensitivity and specificity were 0.92 (95% CI, 0.87-0.95; I
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