Basal cell carcinomas presenting as flat pigmented macules on the face mimicking lentigo maligna on dermoscopy: A case series

Basal cell carcinomas presenting as flat pigmented macules on the face mimicking lentigo maligna on dermoscopy: A case series

Authors

  • Cristian Patricio Navarrete-Dechent Department of Dermatology, Facultad de Medicina, Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4040-3640
  • Pablo Uribe Melanoma and Skin Cancer Unit, Department of Dermatology, Escuela de Medicina, Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile; Department of Dermatology, Escuela de Medicina, Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile, Santiago, Chile
  • Harold Rabinovitz Department of Dermatology, Medical College of Georgia, Augusta, GA, USA
  • Alvaro Abarzua-Araya Melanoma and Skin Cancer Unit, Department of Dermatology, Escuela de Medicina, Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile; Department of Dermatology, Escuela de Medicina, Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile, Santiago, Chile
  • Harald Kittler Department of Dermatology, Medical University of Vienna, Vienna, Austria

Keywords:

dermoscopy, dermatoscopy, basal cell carcinoma, face, lentigo maligna, melanoma

Author Biography

Cristian Patricio Navarrete-Dechent, Department of Dermatology, Facultad de Medicina, Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile

Attending physician

References

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Navarrete-Dechent C, Bajaj S, Marchetti MA, Rabinovitz H, Dusza SW, Marghoob AA. Association of Shiny White Blotches and Strands With Nonpigmented Basal Cell Carcinoma: Evaluation of an Additional Dermoscopic Diagnostic Criterion. JAMA Dermatol. 2016; 152: 546-52.

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Published

2023-01-31

Issue

2023 Vol 13, No 1 | January

Section

Research Letter

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Copyright (c) 2022 Cristian Patricio Navarrete-Dechent, Pablo Uribe, Harold Rabinovitz, Alvaro Abarzua-Araya, Harald Kittler

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Navarrete-Dechent CP, Uribe P, Rabinovitz H, Abarzua-Araya A, Kittler H. Basal cell carcinomas presenting as flat pigmented macules on the face mimicking lentigo maligna on dermoscopy: A case series. Dermatol Pract Concept. 2023;13(1):e2023038. doi:10.5826/dpc.1301a38

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