title: Dermoscopy in the diagnosis and management of basal cell carcinoma.
abstract: The dermoscopic findings of basal cell carcinoma (BCC) were first described more than a decade ago and the list of BCC-related criteria has been several times updated and enriched. Today, the dermatoscope is considered the key tool for the diagnosis of BCC, since it allows its early detection and enables its discrimination from other pigmented and nonpigmented skin tumors. The dermoscopic pattern of BCC results from several combinations of well-known BCC criteria, depending on several factors, including histopathologic subtype, location, gender, age and pigmentary trait. In addition, recent evidence highlighted that dermoscopy is also useful in the management of BCC, since it provides information on the tumor subtype, the presence of pigmentation or ulceration and the response to nonablative treatments.
authors.affiliation: Skin Cancer Unit, Arcispedale Santa Maria Nuova IRCCS, Reggio Emilia, Italy.
authors.forename: Aimilios
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Lallas
authors.affiliation: First Department of Dermatology, Aristotle University, Thessaloniki, Greece.
authors.forename: Zoe
authors.initials: Z
authors.lastname: Apalla
authors.affiliation: First Department of Dermatology, Aristotle University, Thessaloniki, Greece.
authors.forename: Dimitrios
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Ioannides
authors.affiliation: Dermatology Unit, Second University of Naples, Naples, Italy.
authors.forename: Giuseppe
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Argenziano
authors.affiliation: Surgery Unit, Arcispedale Santa Maria Nuova IRCCS, Reggio Emilia, Italy.
authors.forename: Fabio
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Castagnetti
authors.affiliation: Skin Cancer Unit, Arcispedale Santa Maria Nuova IRCCS, Reggio Emilia, Italy.
authors.forename: Elvira
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Moscarella
authors.affiliation: Skin Cancer Unit, Arcispedale Santa Maria Nuova IRCCS, Reggio Emilia, Italy.
authors.forename: Caterina
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Longo
authors.affiliation: Radiotherapy Unit, Arcispedale Santa Maria Nuova IRCCS, Reggio Emilia, Italy.
authors.forename: Tamara
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Palmieri
authors.affiliation: Radiotherapy Unit, Arcispedale Santa Maria Nuova IRCCS, Reggio Emilia, Italy.
authors.forename: Dafne
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Ramundo
authors.affiliation: Department of Dermatology, Medical University of Graz, Graz, Austria.
authors.forename: Iris
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Zalaudek
mesh_terms: D002280:Basal Cell Carcinoma / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000473:pathology / Q000628:therapy; D046169:Dermoscopy / Q000379:methods; D019468:Disease Management; D006801:Humans; D012878:Skin Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000473:pathology / Q000628:therapy
keywords: basal cell carcinoma; dermatoscopy; dermoscopy; diagnosis; nonsurgical treatments; pigmentation; subtype; ulceration