“Stretching Dermoscopy” to Delineate the Margins of Basal Cell Carcinoma on Photodamaged Telangiectatic Skin

“Stretching Dermoscopy” to Delineate the Margins of Basal Cell Carcinoma on Photodamaged Telangiectatic Skin

Authors

  • Felipe Cerci Dermatology Service. Hospital de Clínicas da Universidade Federal do Paraná; Dermatology Service. Hospital Universitário Evangélico Mackenzie, Curitiba, Brazil
  • Mara Zehnder Department of Dermatology, University Hospital Basel, Basel, Switzerland
  • Aimilios Lallas First Department of Dermatology, School of Medicine, Faculty of Health Sciences, Aristotle University, Thessaloniki, Greece
  • Betina Werner Dermatology service, Hospital de Clínicas da Universidade Federal do Paraná; Department of Pathology, Hospital de Clínicas da Universidade Federal do Paraná. Curitiba, Brazil
  • Stanislav Tolkachjov Department of Dermatology, The University of Texas at Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, Texas, United States.

Keywords:

dermoscopy, basal cell carcinoma, Mohs micrographic surgery, skin cancer, surgical margins

References

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Cerci FB, Kubo EM, Werner B, Tolkachjov SN. Dermoscopy accuracy for lateral margin assessment of distinct basal cell carcinoma subtypes treated by Mohs micrographic surgery in 368 cases. Int J Dermatol. 2022;61(4):e139-e141.

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Published

2023-04-29

How to Cite

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“Stretching Dermoscopy” to Delineate the Margins of Basal Cell Carcinoma on Photodamaged Telangiectatic Skin. Dermatol Pract Concept [Internet]. 2023 Apr. 29 [cited 2025 Jan. 19];13(2):e2023148. Available from: https://dpcj.org/index.php/dpc/article/view/2906

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