Dermatoscopy of basal cell carcinoma: Morphologic variability of global and local features and accuracy of diagnosis

Journal of the American Academy of Dermatology

Volumn 62, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 67-75

  Altamura, Davide ^a   Menzies, Scott W ^b   Argenziano, Giuseppe ^c   Zalaudek, Iris ^d   Soyer, H Peter ^e   Sera, Francesco ^f   Avramidis, Michelle ^b   DeAmbrosis, Kathryn ^e   Fargnoli, Maria Concetta ^a   Peris, Ketty ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF L'AQUILA   (Italy)

^b ROYAL PRINCE ALFRED HOSPITAL   (Australia)

^c SECOND UNIVERSITY OF NAPLES   (Italy)

^d MEDICAL UNIVERSITY OF GRAZ   (Austria)

^e UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND   (Australia)

^f ISPO Cancer Prevention and Research Institute   (Italy)

Author keywords

basal cell carcinoma; dermatoscopy; early diagnosis of skin tumors

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BASAL CELL CARCINOMA; CANCER DIAGNOSIS; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; EPILUMINESCENCE MICROSCOPY; FEMALE; HUMAN; INTERRATER RELIABILITY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MORPHOLOGY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SKIN ULCER; TELANGIECTASIA;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; CARCINOMA, BASAL CELL; DERMOSCOPY; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SKIN NEOPLASMS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 71949115204     PISSN: 01909622     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jaad.2009.05.035     Document Type: Article

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