DERMATOSCOPÍA: CONTRIBUCIÓN COMO MÉTODO PARA DEFINIR MÁRGENES QUIRÚRGICOS DE CARCINOMAS BASOCELULARES DE CARA, CUELLO Y TRONCO DERMATOSCOPY: CONTRIBUTION AS A METHOD TO DEFINE SURGICAL MARGINS IN BASAL CELL CARCINOMAS OF THE FACE, NECK AND TRUNK

The incomplete excision of basal cell carcinoma (BCC) is possible that’s why presurgical marking methods of tumor margins are important. Guides for the CBC handling have been established, however determining a better measure of the margins is desirable, as it is established for melanomas. Dermoscopy is a simple, inexpensive, noninvasive method, which was initially used for the evaluation of pigmented lesions. Because the same technique has been used successfully in the evaluation of other injuries, as the CBC, we used this technique to determine preoperative margins in these tumors. The aim of this study was to compare the preoperative determination of appropriate margins of BCC using dermatoscopy versus clinical assessment, which would allow us to improve surgical outcomes.