Pigmented Histotype of Basal Cell Carcinoma, Experience  of Clinical and Dermatoscopic Research among Patients of Asian Origin in the City of Tashkent

Solmetova M.  N; Vaisov A. Sh; Gafur-Akhunov M.  A; Yuldasheva D.  Yu

doi:10.17605/cajmns.v2i6.528

Solmetova M. N Republican Dermatovenerologic Clinical Hospital under the Ministry of Health of the Republic of Uzbekistan
Vaisov A. Sh Tashkent Medical Academy
Gafur-Akhunov M. A Center for the development of professional qualifications of medical workers under the Ministry of Health of the Republic of Uzbekistan
Yuldasheva D. Yu Tashkent city branch of the Republican Specialized Scientific and Practical Medical Center of Oncology and Radiology

DOI: https://doi.org/10.17605/cajmns.v2i6.528

Keywords: BCSC, pigment form of BCSC, dermatoscopy, dermatoscopic criteria for the pigmented form of BCSC

Abstract

Basal cell skin cancer (BCSC) is the most common skin cancer worldwide, and its pigmented form, which is more common among Asians, is sometimes a major diagnostic challenge. In this article, we aim to illustrate the importance of dermatoscopy for detecting the pigmented form of BCSC using the example of a series of clinical cases encountered in the daily practice of a dermatologist.

Materials and methods: data of the Cancer-Register of the Tashkent branch of the RSPMCO&R on the prevalence of malignant skin diseases, including BCSC and melanoma; data from the pathomorphological laboratory of the RDvCH and a dermatologist's appointment. Five residents of the city of Tashkent, patients with skin pigmented lesions suspected of melanoma, underwent a dermatoscopic examination, the results of which were compared with their pathological findings.

Results: the statistical data of the Cancer-Register of Tashkent city, on the basis of the Tashkent branch of the Republican Scientific and Practical Medical Center of Oncology and Radiology, for 2018-2019 were analyzed with the identification of structural features of the incidence of malignant dermato-oncological diseases; the author has done histotyping of the BCSC in more than half of the cases of the first time registered cases during this period

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