title: The use of dermatoscopy in diagnosis and therapy of nonmelanocytic skin cancer.
abstract: Today, dermatoscopy is an integral part of every clinical skin examination, as it markedly enhances the early detection of melanocytic and nonmelanocytic skin cancer (NMSC) compared to naked-eye inspection. Besides its diagnostic use, this noninvasive method is increasingly important in the selection of as well as the response assessment to various therapies used for NMSC, including basal cell carcinoma, actinic keratoses, squamous cell carcinoma, and also rare tumors such as Merkel cell carcinoma, angiosarcoma, or dermatofibrosarcoma protuberans. Thus, dermatoscopy is a valid tool for the preoperative assessment of tumor margins in basal cell carcinoma, but also for follow-up of actinic keratoses after topical treatment. The present article presents an overview on the use of dermatoscopy in the diagnosis and therapy of various types of NMSC.
authors.affiliation: Department of Dermatology and Venereology, Medical University Graz, Graz, Austria.
authors.forename: Teresa
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Deinlein
authors.affiliation: Department of Dermatology and Venereology, Medical University Graz, Graz, Austria.
authors.forename: Georg
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Richtig
authors.affiliation: Department of Ophthalmology, Medical University Graz, Graz, Austria.
authors.forename: Christoph
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Schwab
authors.affiliation: Department of Translational Medicine and Surgery, University of Florence, Florence, Italy.
authors.forename: Federica
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Scarfi
authors.affiliation: Department of Dermatology and Venereology, Medical University Graz, Graz, Austria.
authors.forename: Edith
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Arzberger
authors.affiliation: Department of Dermatology and Venereology, Medical University Graz, Graz, Austria.
authors.forename: Ingrid
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Wolf
authors.affiliation: Department of Dermatology and Venereology, Medical University Graz, Graz, Austria.
authors.forename: Rainer
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Hofmann-Wellenhof
authors.affiliation: Department of Dermatology and Venereology, Medical University Graz, Graz, Austria.
authors.forename: Iris
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Zalaudek
mesh_terms: D046169:Dermoscopy / Q000379:methods*; D016903:Drug Monitoring / Q000379:methods*; D055088:Early Detection of Cancer / Q000379:methods*; D019317:Evidence-Based Medicine; D006801:Humans; D008545:Melanoma / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery; D011300:Preoperative Care / Q000379:methods; D011379:Prognosis; D012878:Skin Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology* / Q000628:therapy*; D025321:Surgery, Computer-Assisted / Q000379:methods*; D016896:Treatment Outcome