CONFOCAL MICROSCOPY OF BASAL CELL CARCINOMA – 2 CASE REPORTS

  • Inês Leite Interna do Internato Complementar de Dermatologia e Venereologia/Resident, Dermatology and Venereology
  • Nuno Menezes Assistente Hospitalar de Dermatologia e Venereologia/Consultant, Dermatology and Venereology
  • Ana Moreira Assistente Hospitalar de Dermatologia e Venereologia/Consultant, Dermatology and Venereology
  • Eduarda Osório Ferreira Assistente Hospitalar de Dermatologia e Venereologia/Consultant, Dermatology and Venereology
  • Armando Baptista Director de Serviço de Dermatologia e Venereologia/Head of Dermatology and Venereology Department Serviço de Dermatologia e Venereologia do Centro Hospitalar de Vila Nova de Gaia/ Espinho, Portugal
DOI: https://doi.org/10.29021/spdv.69.3.86

Abstract

Reflectance Confocal Microscopy (RCM) allows a high resolution imaging for in vivo non-invasive evalu- ation of skin lesions.
Confocal imaging diagnostic criteria for BCC are described and two case reports presented.
The authors review this topic and emphasize the RCM role as a non-invasive tool for diagnosis, no disease assumption and monitoring of recurrences after treatment.

KEYWORDS – Microscopy, Confocal; Carcinoma, Basal Cell.

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Published
2011-09-28
How to Cite
Leite, I., Menezes, N., Moreira, A., Ferreira, E. O., & Baptista, A. (2011). CONFOCAL MICROSCOPY OF BASAL CELL CARCINOMA – 2 CASE REPORTS. Journal of the Portuguese Society of Dermatology and Venereology, 69(3), 471. https://doi.org/10.29021/spdv.69.3.86
Issue
Vol 69 No 3 (2011): Julho - Setembro
Section
Case Reports

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