title: The contribution of dermoscopy to early excision of basal cell carcinoma: A study on the tumor sizes acquired between 1998 and 2013 at a university hospital in Japan.
authors.affiliation: Department of Dermatology, Tokyo Women's Medical University, Medical Center East, 2-1-10 Nishi-Ogu, Arakawa-ku, 116-8567, Tokyo, Japan; Department of Pathology, Tokyo Women's Medical University, Medical Center East, 2-1-10 Nishi-Ogu, Arakawa-ku, 116-8567, Tokyo, Japan; Medical Research Institute, Tokyo Women's Medical University, 8-1 Kawada-cho, Shinjuku-ku, 162-0054, Tokyo, Japan. Electronic address: ishizde@dnh.twmu.ac.jp.
authors.forename: Sumiko
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Ishizaki
authors.affiliation: Department of Dermatology, Tokyo Women's Medical University, Medical Center East, 2-1-10 Nishi-Ogu, Arakawa-ku, 116-8567, Tokyo, Japan; Department of Pathology, Tokyo Women's Medical University, Medical Center East, 2-1-10 Nishi-Ogu, Arakawa-ku, 116-8567, Tokyo, Japan; Medical Research Institute, Tokyo Women's Medical University, 8-1 Kawada-cho, Shinjuku-ku, 162-0054, Tokyo, Japan.
authors.forename: Masaru
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Tanaka
authors.affiliation: Department of Dermatology, Tokyo Women's Medical University, Medical Center East, 2-1-10 Nishi-Ogu, Arakawa-ku, 116-8567, Tokyo, Japan; Department of Pathology, Tokyo Women's Medical University, Medical Center East, 2-1-10 Nishi-Ogu, Arakawa-ku, 116-8567, Tokyo, Japan; Medical Research Institute, Tokyo Women's Medical University, 8-1 Kawada-cho, Shinjuku-ku, 162-0054, Tokyo, Japan.
authors.forename: Itaru
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Dekio
authors.affiliation: Department of Dermatology, Tokyo Women's Medical University, Medical Center East, 2-1-10 Nishi-Ogu, Arakawa-ku, 116-8567, Tokyo, Japan; Department of Pathology, Tokyo Women's Medical University, Medical Center East, 2-1-10 Nishi-Ogu, Arakawa-ku, 116-8567, Tokyo, Japan; Medical Research Institute, Tokyo Women's Medical University, 8-1 Kawada-cho, Shinjuku-ku, 162-0054, Tokyo, Japan.
authors.forename: Mizuki
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Sawada
authors.affiliation: Department of Dermatology, Tokyo Women's Medical University, Medical Center East, 2-1-10 Nishi-Ogu, Arakawa-ku, 116-8567, Tokyo, Japan; Department of Pathology, Tokyo Women's Medical University, Medical Center East, 2-1-10 Nishi-Ogu, Arakawa-ku, 116-8567, Tokyo, Japan; Medical Research Institute, Tokyo Women's Medical University, 8-1 Kawada-cho, Shinjuku-ku, 162-0054, Tokyo, Japan.
authors.forename: Mariko
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Fujibayashi
authors.affiliation: Department of Dermatology, Tokyo Women's Medical University, Medical Center East, 2-1-10 Nishi-Ogu, Arakawa-ku, 116-8567, Tokyo, Japan; Department of Pathology, Tokyo Women's Medical University, Medical Center East, 2-1-10 Nishi-Ogu, Arakawa-ku, 116-8567, Tokyo, Japan; Medical Research Institute, Tokyo Women's Medical University, 8-1 Kawada-cho, Shinjuku-ku, 162-0054, Tokyo, Japan.
authors.forename: Satoru
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Shimizu
mesh_terms: D002280:Basal Cell Carcinoma / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery*; D003358:Cosmetics; D003880:Dermatology / Q000379:methods; D046169:Dermoscopy / Q000379:methods*; D006785:Hospitals, University; D006801:Humans; D007564:Japan; D015203:Reproducibility of Results; D012878:Skin Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery*; D013997:Time Factors
chemical_list: D003358:Cosmetics