Reflectance confocal microscopy terminology glossary for nonmelanocytic skin lesions: A systematic review.
J Am Acad Dermatol
; 80(5): 1414-1427.e3, 2019 May.
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ABSTRACT
BACKGROUND:
There is lack of uniformity in reflectance confocal microscopy (RCM) terminology for nonmelanocytic lesions (NMLs).OBJECTIVE:
To review published RCM terms for NMLs and identify likely synonymous terms.METHODS:
We conducted a systematic review of original research articles published up to August 19, 2017, adhering to Preferred Reporting Items for Systemic Reviews and Meta-Analyses guidelines. Two investigators gathered all published RCM terms used to describe basal cell carcinoma (BCC), squamous cell carcinoma (SCC), and seborrheic keratosis/solar lentigo/lichen planus-like keratosis (SK/SL/LPLK). Synonymous terms were grouped on the basis of similarity in definition and histopathologic correlates.RESULTS:
The inclusion criteria was met by 31 studies. Average frequency of use per term was 1.6 (range 1-8). By grouping synonymous terms, the number of terms could be reduced from 58 to 18 for BCC, 58 to 36 for SCC, 23 to 12 for SK/SL/LPLK, and from 139 to 66 terms (52.5% reduction) in total. The frequency of term usage stratified by anatomic layer (suprabasal epidermis vs epidermal basal layer, dermoepidermal junction, and superficial dermis) was 27 (25.7%) versus 78 (74.2%) for BCC; 60 (64.5%) versus 33 (34.5%) for SCC, and 15 (45.4%) versus 18 (54.5%) for SK/SL/LPLK, respectively.LIMITATIONS:
Articles that were not peer reviewed were excluded.CONCLUSION:
Systematic review of published RCM terms provides the basis for future NMLs terminology consensus.Palavras-chave
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MEDLINE
Assunto principal:
Neoplasias Cutâneas
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Carcinoma Basocelular
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Carcinoma de Células Escamosas
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Terminologia como Assunto
Tipo de estudo:
Prognostic_studies
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Systematic_reviews
Limite:
Humans
Idioma:
En
Revista:
J Am Acad Dermatol
Ano de publicação:
2019
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Article