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ArticleTomography (Ann Arbor, Mich.)2024

Understanding the Dermoscopic Patterns of Basal Cell Carcinoma Using Line-Field Confocal Tomography.

Lorenzo Barbarossa, Martina D'Onghia, Alessandra Cartocci, Mariano Suppa, Linda Tognetti, Simone Cappilli, Ketty Peris, Javiera Perez-Anker, Josep Malvehy, Gennaro Baldino and 4 more

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Article in Tomography (Ann Arbor, Mich.), 2024. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 4 papers.

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Lorenzo BarbarossaDermatology Unit, Department of Medical, Surgical and Neurological Sciences, University of Siena, 53100 Siena, Italy.
Martina D'OnghiaDermatology Unit, Department of Medical, Surgical and Neurological Sciences, University of Siena, 53100 Siena, Italy.ORCID 0000-0001-8315-3413
Alessandra CartocciDermatology Unit, Department of Medical, Surgical and Neurological Sciences, University of Siena, 53100 Siena, Italy.ORCID 0000-0002-1818-6275
Mariano SuppaDepartment of Dermatology, Hôpital Erasme, HUB, Université Libre de Bruxelles, 1070 Brussels, Belgium.
Linda TognettiDermatology Unit, Department of Medical, Surgical and Neurological Sciences, University of Siena, 53100 Siena, Italy.ORCID 0000-0002-6691-4310
Simone CappilliDepartment of Dermatology, Sacred Heart Catholic University, 00168 Rome, Italy.ORCID 0000-0001-9813-2391
Ketty PerisDepartment of Dermatology, Sacred Heart Catholic University, 00168 Rome, Italy.
Javiera Perez-AnkerMelanoma Unit, Hospital Clinic Barcelona, University of Barcelona, 08036 Barcelona, Spain.ORCID 0000-0002-6959-7250
Josep MalvehyMelanoma Unit, Hospital Clinic Barcelona, University of Barcelona, 08036 Barcelona, Spain.
Gennaro BaldinoDepartment of Biomedical and Dental Sciences and Morphofunctional Imaging, University of Messina, 98122 Messina, Italy.ORCID 0000-0002-7973-9259
Caterina MilitelloDepartment of Pathological Anatomy, University of Siena, 53100 Siena, Italy.
Jean Luc PerrotDepartment of Dermatology, University Hospital of Saint-Etienne, 42055 Saint-Etienne, France.ORCID 0000-0003-4479-9961
Pietro RubegniDermatology Unit, Department of Medical, Surgical and Neurological Sciences, University of Siena, 53100 Siena, Italy.
Elisa CinottiDermatology Unit, Department of Medical, Surgical and Neurological Sciences, University of Siena, 53100 Siena, Italy.ORCID 0000-0002-4009-0659

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Abstract

Basal cell carcinoma (BCC) is the most frequent malignancy in the general population. To date, dermoscopy is considered a key tool for the diagnosis of BCC; nevertheless, line-field confocal optical coherence tomography (LC-OCT), a new non-invasive optical technique, has become increasingly important in clinical practice, allowing for in vivo imaging at cellular resolution. The present study aimed to investigate the possible correlation between the dermoscopic features of BCC and their LC-OCT counterparts. In total, 100 histopathologically confirmed BCC cases were collected at the Dermatologic Clinic of the University of Siena, Italy. Predefined dermoscopic and LC-OCT criteria were retrospectively evaluated, and their frequencies were calculated. The mean (SD) age of our cohort was 65.46 (13.36) years. Overall, BCC lesions were mainly located on the head (49%), and they were predominantly dermoscopically pigmented (59%). Interestingly, all dermoscopic features considered had a statistically significant agreement with the LC-OCT criteria (all

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Basal Cell CarcinomaDermoscopySkin NeoplasmsTomography, Optical CoherenceAdultAgedAged, 80 and overFemaleHumansItalyMaleMiddle AgedRetrospective Studiesbasal cell carcinomadermoscopyimagingLC-OCToptical coherence tomography

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