White Globules in Basal Cell Carcinoma: A Dermoscopic Sign With Preoperative Implications

Alessandra Pagnoni; Sabine Giroud; Angeliki Koulouri; Daniel Hohl; Olivier Gaide

doi:10.5826/dpc.1101a103

White Globules in Basal Cell Carcinoma: A Dermoscopic Sign With Preoperative Implications

Authors

Alessandra Pagnoni Department of Dermatology and Venereology, Lausanne University Hospital, CHUV, Lausanne, Switzerland
Sabine Giroud Department of Dermatology and Venereology, Lausanne University Hospital, CHUV, Lausanne, Switzerland
Angeliki Koulouri Department of Dermatology and Venereology, Lausanne University Hospital, CHUV, Lausanne, Switzerland
Daniel Hohl Department of Dermatology and Venereology, Lausanne University Hospital, CHUV, Lausanne, Switzerland
Olivier Gaide Department of Dermatology and Venereology, Lausanne University Hospital, CHUV, Lausanne, Switzerland

Keywords:

basal cell carcinoma, MAY globules, optical coherence tomography, dermoscopy

References

Cameron MC, Lee E, Hibler BP, et al. Basal cell carcinoma: epidemiology; pathophysiology; clinical and histological subtypes; and disease associations. J Am Acad Dermatol. 2019;80(2):303-317. DOI: 10.1016/j.jaad.2018.03.060. PMID: 29782900.

Navarrete-Dechent C, Liopyris K, Rishpon A, et al. Association of multiple aggregated yellow-white globules with nonpigmented basal cell carcinoma. JAMA Dermatol. 2020;156(8):882-890. DOI: 10.1001/jamadermatol.2020.1450. PMID: 32459294.

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Published

2021-01-29

Issue

2021 Vol 11, No 1 | January

Section

Letter

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How to Cite

Pagnoni A, Giroud S, Koulouri A, Hohl D, Gaide O. White Globules in Basal Cell Carcinoma: A Dermoscopic Sign With Preoperative Implications . Dermatol Pract Concept. 2021;11(1):e2021103. doi:10.5826/dpc.1101a103