Optical coherence tomography for diagnosing recurrent or residual basal cell carcinoma after topical treatment: A diagnostic cohort study.
J Am Acad Dermatol
; 89(4): 728-733, 2023 10.
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ABSTRACT
BACKGROUND:
Recurrent/residual basal cell carcinoma (BCC) after topical treatment may not be visible during clinical and dermatoscopic examination (CDE). Optical coherence tomography (OCT) may detect these subclinical recurrences or residues.OBJECTIVE:
To compare the diagnostic accuracy of CDE with that of CDE combined with OCT (CDE-OCT) for detecting recurrent/residual BCC after topical treatment of superficial BCC.METHODS:
In this diagnostic cohort study, the suspicion level for recurrence or residue was recorded on a 5-point confidence scale. All patients with high suspicion of recurrence or residue based on CDE and/or CDE-OCT were referred for punch biopsy. Patients with a low suspicion on CDE and CDE-OCT were asked to (voluntarily) undergo a control biopsy. Histopathologic results of the biopsy were used for verification of CDE and CDE-OCT diagnoses (gold standard).RESULTS:
This study included 100 patients. A histopathologic recurrent/residual BCC was found in 20 patients. For recurrence or residue detection, sensitivity was 100% (20 of 20) for CDE-OCT and 60% (12 of 20) for CDE (P = .005) and specificity was 95% for CDE-OCT and 96.3% for CDE (P = .317). The area under the curve for CDE-OCT (0.98) was significantly higher than that for CDE (0.77) (P = .001).LIMITATIONS:
Results are based on 2 OCT assessors.CONCLUSION:
Compared with CDE alone, CDE-OCT results in a significantly higher ability to detect recurrent/residual BCCs after topical treatment.Palavras-chave
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Assunto principal:
Neoplasias Cutâneas
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Carcinoma Basocelular
Tipo de estudo:
Diagnostic_studies
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Etiology_studies
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Incidence_studies
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Observational_studies
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Prognostic_studies
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Risk_factors_studies
Limite:
Humans
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En
Ano de publicação:
2023
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Article