International expert recommendations on image acquisition for in vivo reflectance confocal microscopy of cutaneous tumors.

Background: No international recommendations exist for a minimum imaging requirement per lesion using reflectance confocal microscopy (RCM). This may be beneficial given the increasing use of remote RCM interpretation internationally.

Objective: To develop international expert recommendations for image acquisition using tissue-coupled RCM for diagnosis of cutaneous tumors.

Dermoscopy of Linear Basal Cell Carcinomas, a Potential Mimicker of Linear Lesions: a Descriptive Case-series.

Introduction: Among the various widely recognized basal cell carcinoma (BCC) clinical patterns, linear basal cell carcinoma (LBCC) is an uncommon morphologic variant of BCC.

Objectives: Describe the clinical and dermoscopic characteristics of LBCC.

Methods: Retrospective study including LBCC cases from 5 dermatology centers in North and South America.

Utility of optical coherence tomography in basal cell naevus syndrome: A case report.

Optical Coherence Tomography (OCT) is a useful non-invasive diagnostic tool for diagnosing and monitoring treatment of basal cell carcinomas. We describe the use of OCT in a patient with Basal Cell Naevus Syndrome. Through measuring tumour depth on OCT, management of individual tumours was triaged accordingly using 0.

Comprehensive capture of cutaneous melanoma by the Ontario Cancer Registry: validation study using community pathology reports.

Melanoma is often managed outside hospital settings, creating the potential for underreporting to cancer registries. To our knowledge, completeness of melanoma capture in cancer registries has not been assessed using external data sources since the 1980s. We evaluated the melanoma capture rate from 1993 to 2009 in a provincial cancer registry.

In vivo reflectance confocal microscopy of halo nevus.

Background: RCM (reflectance confocal microscopy) is a noninvasive, high-resolution technology that has been proven to improve the diagnostic accuracy over clinical examination in several skin diseases.

Objective: The aim of this article is to describe the morphologic features of halo nevi (HN) observed with RCM and correlate them with their dermoscopic characteristics.

Method: Nine patients with the clinical diagnosis of HN were assessed with RCM.

[Possible role of psychological and environmental factors in the genesis of childhood vitiligo].

Background: The exposure to stressing situations may play a role in the appearance of vitiligo. Patients with the disease have a greater sensitivity to environmental stress and a lower threshold to generate catecholamine mediated responses.

Aim: To evaluate the temperament and character of patients with vitiligo and explore the relationship of the disease with negative life events and life quality impairment.

Intense pruritus and failure to thrive in Alagille syndrome.

A 4-year-old girl with failure to thrive and intense pruritus associated with Alagille syndrome is described. The clinical features of this autosomal dominant disorder are reviewed. This case highlights the importance of recognizing the severe pruritus as a manifestation of the disease.

[Cost-benefit in the study of the dissemination of stage I and II in breast cancer].

Background: Chest X ray, abdominal ultrasound and bone scintigraphy are usually requested to study a possible dissemination of breast carcinoma.

Aim: To study the yield and costs of these exams in the study of dissemination of stage I and II breast carcinoma.

Material And Methods: A retrospective analysis of patients operated for a breast carcinoma in a public surgical service.