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Dermoscopic-pathologic Correlation of Bowen Disease: A Case Series and Review of the Literatures
Author(s): Sahra Emamzadehfard, Hayadeh Ghaninejad, Kambiz Kamyab-Hesari, Homayoun Moslehi and Alireza GhannadanSahra Emamzadehfard, Hayadeh Ghaninejad, Kambiz Kamyab-Hesari, Homayoun Moslehi and Alireza Ghannadan
Introduction: We report the dermoscopic and pathologic features of the four patients with Bowen disease, an insitu squamous cell carcinoma, to assess the correlation of the pathologic-dermoscopic features of the Bowen disease.
Materials and Methods: Dermoscopic images of all cases including nine lesions of the four patients were obtained by means of microderm. The images were analyzed by two experienced observer for searching global and local dermoscopic features. Four of nine lesions were excised and submitted for histopathologic examination.
Results: The most frequently occurring dermoscopic features were found to be: glumerolar vessels (88.8%), gray to brown pigmentation (77.7%), scaling (55.5%), homogenous pigmentation (55.5%) and pigmented steak (22.2%). The histopathological evaluation of all cases revealed t.. Read More»
DOI:
10.4172/2472-128X.1000138
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