Usefulness of Dermatoscopy for the Preoperative Assessment of the Histopathologic XXXX .

@entity1 @entity8721 @entity1491 @entity146
BACKGROUND: Limited information is available regarding dermatoscopic differences between @entity146 (BCC). OBJECTIVE: To investigate dermatoscopic differences between non-aggressive and aggressive types. METHODS: We evaluated 145 histopathologically confirmed BCCs from 141 @entity1 . Histopathologic types and @entity146 from 4 mm punch biopsy and their dermatoscopic findings were evaluated. We assessed the statistical significance of dermatoscopic differences between non-aggressive and aggressive types. To objectively predict @entity146 , we created a "dermatoscopic index of @entity1491 " in which 1 point was added and subtracted for each dermatoscopic finding significantly higher in aggressive and non-aggressive types, respectively. RESULTS: Large blue-gray ovoid nests were found more frequently in non-aggressive type than aggressive one (85/105 [80.9%] vs. 21/40 [52.5%], p=0.001). Compared to non-aggressive type, aggressive type had more multiple blue-gray globules (29/40 [72.5%] vs. 57/105 [54.3%], p=0.046), arborizing @entity8721 (29/40 [72.5%] vs. 48/105 [45.7%], p=0.004), and concentric structure (11/40 [27.5%] vs. 12/105 [11.4%], p=0.018). Regarding dermatoscopic index, cases of aggressive type with a score of 1 were most common (n=18, 45.0%), followed by a score of 2 (n=14, 35.0%). Limited number of aggressive type of BCCs and the effect of width on the determination of histopathologic @entity146 . CONCLUSION: Aggressive type BCCs more often exhibited multiple blue-gray globules, arborizing @entity8721 , and concentric structure, while the non-aggressive type exhibited large blue-gray ovoid nests more frequently. Score exceeding 2 on the dermoscopic index can be screening criteria for @entity146 . These dermatoscopic features and dermoscopic index could be useful for assessing @entity146 of BCCs before surgery.
