A case of superficial basal cell carcinoma not correctly diagnosed with punch biopsy but diagnosed with dermoscopy

Tae Jun Park; Ko Eun Kim; Jae Young Jeong; Hwa Jung Ryu; Sang Wook Son; Il Hwan Kim; Hye Rim Moon

A case of superficial basal cell carcinoma not correctly diagnosed with punch biopsy but diagnosed with dermoscopy

Tae Jun Park
, Ko Eun Kim
, Jae Young Jeong
, Hwa Jung Ryu
, Sang Wook Son
, Il Hwan Kim
, Hye Rim Moon^*

^*Corresponding author for this work

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Abstract

Basal cell carcinoma is a common cancer and has been reported to account for approximately 80% of non-melanoma skin cancers. Superficial basal cell carcinoma occurs mainly in the trunk or limbs and is characterized by clinical features of scaly erythema with or without epidermal atrophy. These clinical features require differentiation from those of other benign and malignant skin diseases. Recently, specific dermoscopic findings of basal cell carcinoma have been helpful for diagnosis. Common dermoscopic findings of superficial basal cell carcinoma include superficial telangiectasia and maple leaf-like areas. Herein, we report a case of superficial basal cell carcinoma that was not diagnosed by punch biopsy but by dermoscopy.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	419-422
Number of pages	4
Journal	Korean Journal of Dermatology
Volume	58
Issue number	6
Publication status	Published - 2020 Jul

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Keywords

Basal cell carcinoma
Dermoscopy
Punch biopsy
Superficial basal cell carcinoma

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Dermatology

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A case of superficial basal cell carcinoma not correctly diagnosed with punch biopsy but diagnosed with dermoscopy

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