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Dermoscopic features distinctive for extraocular sebaceous carcinoma
Kohei Horimoto1, Junji Kato1, Yasuyuki Sumikawa1
1Department of Dermatology, Sapporo Medical University School of Medicine, Sapporo, Japan.
Abstract:
We examined dermoscopic features of three cases of extraocular sebaceous carcinoma and reviewed the literatures. The yellowish structures, polymorphous vessels and ulceration were common findings in our cases and all cases of the previous reports. The appearance of whitish-pink areas has not been described previously. Our results suggested that the combination of four dermoscopic features, whitish-pink areas, yellowish structures, polymorphous vessels and ulceration might be distinctive in extraocular sebaceous carcinoma.
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