Hallazgos Dermatoscópicos en el Carcinoma Basocelular: estudio en la población ecuatoriana que acude al Servicio de Dermatología, en el área de Consulta Externa del Hospital "Luis Vernaza" en el Periodo de Agosto del 2009 a Agosto del 2010

Abstract

Objective: Determinate the dermoscopy findings in patients with positive diagnostic of basal cell carcinoma in the outpatient clinic of Luis Vernaza hospital. Methodology: This is an observational, prospective and descriptive study. The study site is the outpatient clinic of Luis Vernaza hospital; the study group is the dermatology patients of the outpatient clinic of Luis Vernaza hospital for the period of August 2009 to August 2010: the sample consisted of 71 patients suspected of basal carcinoma. Statistical Analysis: Percentages and statistical analysis: a tabulated Excel data base for finding the final results. Results: Of the 71 patients with suspected basal carcinoma, 46 of them had a positive histopathology, which amounts to 64.78%. The affected patients were equally divided between men and women (23/23), which represents 50% for each group. The age group most affected was those patients over 70 years, with 17 patients (23.94%). The clinical pattern mostly present was that of 29 nodular patients (63.04%). Similar to histopathologically with 71.37%. Finally, 34 patients had positive dermoscopies for a CBC, 730.91%, the characteristics most important that were found were: absence of red pigment in 34 patients (100%), branching telangiectasias in 31 patients (79. 48%) and blue-gray ovoid nests in 20 patients (51.28%).