TY - JOUR
T1 - Dermoscopy of Linear Basal Cell Carcinomas, a Potential Mimicker of Linear Lesions
T2 - a Descriptive Case-series
AU - Navarrete-Dechent, Cristian
AU - Marchetti, Michael Armando
AU - Uribe, Pablo
AU - Schwartz, Rodrigo J.
AU - Liopyris, Konstantinos
AU - Marghoob, Nadeem G.
AU - Galimany, Lucas
AU - Castro, Juan C.
AU - Jaimes, Natalia
AU - Rabinovitz, Harold S.
AU - Moraes, Ana Flavia
AU - Marghoob, Ashfaq A.
AU - Abarzua-Araya, Alvaro
N1 - Publisher Copyright:
© 2022 Navarrete-Dechent et al.
PY - 2022/10
Y1 - 2022/10
N2 - 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 (61.1%) were located on the head and neck, 5/18 (27.7%) cases were found on the trunk, and 2 on lower extremities (11.1%). Under dermoscopy, 15/18 (83.3%) of LBCC were pigmented. All tumors displayed at least one of the BCC-specific dermoscopic criteria the most common being blue-grey globules (72.2%). Conclusions: Dermoscopy might be useful in the differentiation of LBCC from other diagnoses presenting as linear lesions such as scars, scratches/erosions, and tattoos, among others. Some of these lesions might be confused by naked eye examination alone.
AB - 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 (61.1%) were located on the head and neck, 5/18 (27.7%) cases were found on the trunk, and 2 on lower extremities (11.1%). Under dermoscopy, 15/18 (83.3%) of LBCC were pigmented. All tumors displayed at least one of the BCC-specific dermoscopic criteria the most common being blue-grey globules (72.2%). Conclusions: Dermoscopy might be useful in the differentiation of LBCC from other diagnoses presenting as linear lesions such as scars, scratches/erosions, and tattoos, among others. Some of these lesions might be confused by naked eye examination alone.
KW - basal cell carcinoma
KW - dermatoscopy
KW - dermoscopy
KW - linear
KW - skin cancer
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U2 - 10.5826/dpc.1204a195
DO - 10.5826/dpc.1204a195
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:85143287379
SN - 2160-9381
VL - 12
JO - Dermatology Practical and Conceptual
JF - Dermatology Practical and Conceptual
IS - 4
M1 - e2022195
ER -
