Evaluation of the dermatoscopic criteria for the early detection of SCC arising on an AK.

Advanced squamous cell carcinoma (SCC) can easily be discriminated from actinic keratosis (AK), based on clinical and dermatoscopic features. However, at the initial stage of dermal invasion, an SCC might still be clinically flat and its discrimination from AK remains challenging, even with the addition of dermatoscopy.

Source: Journal of the American Academy of Dermatology - April 11, 2021 Category: Dermatology Authors: Chryssoula Papageorgiou, Aimilios Lallas, Sofia Magdalini Manoli, Caterina Longo, Michela Lai, Konstantinos Liopyris, Konstantinos Lallas, Elizabeth Lazaridou, Zoe Apalla Source Type: research