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Case Reports
. 2016 Dec 21:25:252.
doi: 10.11604/pamj.2016.25.252.11345. eCollection 2016.

[The role of dermoscopy in the diagnosis of basosquamous carcinoma]

[Article in French]
Hakima Elmahi  1 , Asmae Lahlou  1 , Hanane Baybay  1 , Salim Gallouj  1 , Fatima Zahra Mernissi  1 , Fatima Zahra Reggad  2 , Taoufik Harmouch  2
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[The role of dermoscopy in the diagnosis of basosquamous carcinoma]

[Article in French]
Hakima Elmahi et al. Pan Afr Med J. .

Abstract
in English, French

Basosquamous carcinoma (BSC) is a rare skin cancer which has areas of basal cell carcinoma (BCC) and squamous cell carcinoma (SCC) and a transition zone between them. However, dermoscopic features of BSC are not well described in the literature, except for two studies. The aim of this case study was to better identify and clarify the role of dermoscopy in the diagnosis of BSC, although histological confirmation is necessary.

Le carcinome basosquameux (CBS) est un cancer cutané rare qui présente des zones de carcinome basocellulaire (CBC) et de carcinome épidermoïde (SCC) et une zone de transition entre elles. Cependant, les caractéristiques dermoscopiques du BSC ne sont pas bien décrites dans la littérature, sauf deux études. Le but du présent cas était de mieux identifier et clarifier la contribution de la dermoscopie dans le diagnostic du BSC, malgré que la confirmation reste toujours histologique.

Keywords: Basosquamous carcinoma; basal cell carcinoma; dermoscopy; squamous cell carcinoma.

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Image clinique: ulceration au niveau de la jambe
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Image dermoscopique
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Coupe histologique du carcinome basocellulaire
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Coupe histologique du carcinome spinocellulaire
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