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{{CMG}}; {{AE}} {{RAK}}
{{CMG}}; {{AE}} {{RAK}}{{Homa}}
Squamous cell carcinoma should be differentiated from [[melanoma]] and [[basal cell carcinoma]]. It accounts for 20% of all non-melanomatous tumors, and is fairly invasive contrary to its counterpart, [[basal cell carcinoma]]. [[Squamous cell carcinoma]] typically presents as a non-healing ulcer or growth on a sun exposed area of the skin.
 
== Overview ==
Squamous cell carcinoma should be differentiated from [[melanoma]] and [[basal cell carcinoma]]. It accounts for 20% of all non-melanomatous tumors and is fairly invasive contrary to its counterpart, [[basal cell carcinoma]]. [[Squamous cell carcinoma]] typically presents as a non-healing ulcer or growth on a sun-exposed area of the skin.


== Differentiating Squamous cell carcinoma from other Diseases ==
== Differentiating Squamous cell carcinoma from other Diseases ==
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* Patch
*[[Patched|Patch]]
* [[Plaque]]
*[[Plaque]]
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* [[Erythematous]]
*[[Erythematous]]
* Skin colored
* Skin colored
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* In black individuals: [[Leg|legs]], [[anus]], and areas of [[chronic inflammation]]
* In black individuals: [[Leg|legs]], [[anus]], and areas of [[chronic inflammation]]
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* Presence of dotted and/or glomerular [[vessels]]
* Presence of dotted and/or [[glomerular]] [[vessels]]
* White to yellowish surface scales
* White to yellowish [[Surface area|surface]] scales
* Red-yellowish background  
* Red-yellowish [[background]]
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* [[Keratinocyte|Keratinocytic]] [[dysplasia]] of the [[epidermis]]  
*[[Keratinocyte|Keratinocytic]] [[dysplasia]] of the [[epidermis]]
* No infiltration into [[dermis]]
* No [[Infiltration (medical)|infiltration]] into [[dermis]]
 
*[[Pleomorphism|Pleomorphic]] [[Keratinocyte|keratinocytes]]
* [[Pleomorphism|Pleomorphic]] [[Keratinocyte|keratinocytes]]
* Hyperchromatic [[nuclei]]
* Hyperchromatic [[nuclei]]
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* Slow growth over the years
* Slow [[growth]] over the years
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| style="background: #DCDCDC; padding: 5px; text-align: center;" |'''Invasive squamous cell carcinoma'''
| style="background: #DCDCDC; padding: 5px; text-align: center;" |'''Invasive squamous cell carcinoma'''
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* White circles
* White circles
* White structureless areas
* White structureless areas
* Masses of [[keratin]]
*[[Mass|Masses]] of [[keratin]]
* Hairpin and linear-irregular [[vessels]]
*[[Hairpin]] and linear-irregular [[vessels]]
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* [[Keratinocyte|Keratinocytic]] [[dysplasia]] of the [[epidermis]]  
* [[Keratinocyte|Keratinocytic]] [[dysplasia]] of the [[epidermis]]  
* No infiltration into [[dermis]]
* No [[Infiltration (medical)|infiltration]] into [[dermis]]


* [[Pleomorphism|Pleomorphic]] [[Keratinocyte|keratinocytes]]
* [[Pleomorphism|Pleomorphic]] [[Keratinocyte|keratinocytes]]
* Hyperchromatic [[nuclei]]
* Hyperchromatic [[nuclei]]
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* May be painful or [[Itch|pruritic]]
* May be [[painful]] or [[Itch|pruritic]]
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| colspan="2" style="background: #C0C0C0; padding: 5px; text-align: center;" |'''[[Keratoacanthoma]]'''<ref name="pmid26853179">{{cite journal| author=Kwiek B, Schwartz RA| title=Keratoacanthoma (KA): An update and review. | journal=J Am Acad Dermatol | year= 2016 | volume= 74 | issue= 6 | pages= 1220-33 | pmid=26853179 | doi=10.1016/j.jaad.2015.11.033 | pmc= | url=https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/eutils/elink.fcgi?dbfrom=pubmed&tool=sumsearch.org/cite&retmode=ref&cmd=prlinks&id=26853179  }}</ref>
| colspan="2" style="background: #C0C0C0; padding: 5px; text-align: center;" |'''[[Keratoacanthoma]]'''<ref name="pmid26853179">{{cite journal| author=Kwiek B, Schwartz RA| title=Keratoacanthoma (KA): An update and review. | journal=J Am Acad Dermatol | year= 2016 | volume= 74 | issue= 6 | pages= 1220-33 | pmid=26853179 | doi=10.1016/j.jaad.2015.11.033 | pmc= | url=https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/eutils/elink.fcgi?dbfrom=pubmed&tool=sumsearch.org/cite&retmode=ref&cmd=prlinks&id=26853179  }}</ref>
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* Macule
*[[Macule]]
* Papule
*[[Papule]]
* May have telangiectasias
* May have [[telangiectasias]]
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* Skin-colored
*[[Skin]]-colored
* Mildly erythematous
* Mildly [[erythematous]]
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* Prominent keratinous core in the center of the nodule
* Prominent [[keratinous]] [[Core (anatomy)|core]] in the center of the [[nodule]]
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* 1 to 2.5 cm
* 1 to 2.5 cm
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* Sun-exposed areas
* Sun-exposed areas
* Face, neck, hands, and arms
*[[Face]], [[neck]], [[hands]], and [[Arm|arms]]
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* White circles
* White circles
* Keratin
*[[Keratin]]
* Blood spots
*[[Blood]] spots
* White structureless zones
* White structureless zones
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* Well-[[Cellular differentiation|differentiated]] [[squamous epithelium]]  
* Well-[[Cellular differentiation|differentiated]] [[squamous epithelium]]  
* Central [[keratin]] core
* Central [[keratin]] core
* Epidermal hyperplasia + large [[eosinophilic]] [[Keratinocyte|keratinocytes]]
*[[Epidermal]] [[hyperplasia]] + large [[eosinophilic]] [[Keratinocyte|keratinocytes]]


* Dermal inflammatory infiltrate
*[[Dermal]] [[inflammatory]] [[Infiltration (medical)|infiltrate]]
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* Rapid [[growth]] (within weeks)
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| colspan="2" style="background: #C0C0C0; padding: 5px; text-align: center;" |'''Dermatofibroma'''<ref name="LeeLee2015">{{cite journal|last1=Lee|first1=MiWoo|last2=Lee|first2=WooJin|last3=Jung|first3=JoonMin|last4=Won|first4=ChongHyun|last5=Chang|first5=SungEun|last6=Choi|first6=JeeHo|last7=Moon|first7=KeeChan|title=Clinical and histological patterns of dermatofibroma without gross skin surface change: A comparative study with conventional dermatofibroma|journal=Indian Journal of Dermatology, Venereology, and Leprology|volume=81|issue=3|year=2015|pages=263|issn=0378-6323|doi=10.4103/0378-6323.154795}}</ref><ref name="MentzelWiesner2012">{{cite journal|last1=Mentzel|first1=Thomas|last2=Wiesner|first2=Thomas|last3=Cerroni|first3=Lorenzo|last4=Hantschke|first4=Markus|last5=Kutzner|first5=Heinz|last6=Rütten|first6=Arno|last7=Häberle|first7=Michael|last8=Bisceglia|first8=Michele|last9=Chibon|first9=Frederic|last10=Coindre|first10=Jean-Michel|title=Malignant dermatofibroma: clinicopathological, immunohistochemical, and molecular analysis of seven cases|journal=Modern Pathology|volume=26|issue=2|year=2012|pages=256–267|issn=0893-3952|doi=10.1038/modpathol.2012.157}}</ref>
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*[[Nodule]]
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*[[Hyperpigmentation|Hyperpigmented]]
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*Firm
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*0.3- 1 cm
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*Mostly seen in [[extremities]]
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*Localized [[nodular]] [[proliferation]] of [[spindle]]-shaped [[fibrous]] [[Cells (biology)|cells]] in a [[mixture]] of [[Histiocyte|histocytoid]] [[Cells (biology)|cells]] inside the [[dermis]]
* Spiculated margin of cells
* “Storiform” [[pattern]]
*[[Collagen]] bundles
* "Grenz zone"
*[[Epidermal]] [[hyperplasia]]
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* Slow [[growth]] over the years
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| colspan="2" style="background: #C0C0C0; padding: 5px; text-align: center;" |'''[[dermatofibrosarcoma protuberans]]'''<ref name="BernardPoulalhon2013">{{cite journal|last1=Bernard|first1=J.|last2=Poulalhon|first2=N.|last3=Argenziano|first3=G.|last4=Debarbieux|first4=S.|last5=Dalle|first5=S.|last6=Thomas|first6=L.|title=Dermoscopy of dermatofibrosarcoma protuberans: a study of 15 cases|journal=British Journal of Dermatology|volume=169|issue=1|year=2013|pages=85–90|issn=00070963|doi=10.1111/bjd.12318}}</ref><ref name="AcostaVélez2017">{{cite journal|last1=Acosta|first1=Alvaro E.|last2=Vélez|first2=Catalina Santa|title=Dermatofibrosarcoma Protuberans|journal=Current Treatment Options in Oncology|volume=18|issue=9|year=2017|issn=1527-2729|doi=10.1007/s11864-017-0498-5}}</ref>
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*[[Patched|Patch]]
*[[Plaque]]
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* [[Skin]]-[[Color|colored]], [[Violet (plant)|violet]] or [[Red-Al|reddish]]-[[brown]]
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*Firm
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*1-5 cm
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*Mostly seen in [[trunk]]
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*Presence of [[vessels]]
*[[Pigmentation|pigmented]] network
*pinkish [[background]]
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*Highly [[cellular]] with [[Cells (biology)|cells]] having following [[Characteristic function (probability theory)|characteristics]]:
** Monomorphic
** Thin
** [[Spindle cells|Spindly]]
** Scant [[eosinophilic]] [[cytoplasm]]
** Hyperchromatic [[nuclei]] (resembling [[neurofibroma]])
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| colspan="2" style="background: #C0C0C0; padding: 5px; text-align: center;" |'''[[Kaposi sarcoma]]'''<ref name="CesarmanDamania2019">{{cite journal|last1=Cesarman|first1=Ethel|last2=Damania|first2=Blossom|last3=Krown|first3=Susan E.|last4=Martin|first4=Jeffrey|last5=Bower|first5=Mark|last6=Whitby|first6=Denise|title=Kaposi sarcoma|journal=Nature Reviews Disease Primers|volume=5|issue=1|year=2019|issn=2056-676X|doi=10.1038/s41572-019-0060-9}}</ref><ref name="HuKe2009">{{cite journal|last1=Hu|first1=S C-S|last2=Ke|first2=C-L K|last3=Lee|first3=C-H|last4=Wu|first4=C-S|last5=Chen|first5=G-S|last6=Cheng|first6=S-T|title=Dermoscopy of Kaposi's sarcoma: Areas exhibiting the multicoloured ‘rainbow pattern’|journal=Journal of the European Academy of Dermatology and Venereology|volume=23|issue=10|year=2009|pages=1128–1132|issn=09269959|doi=10.1111/j.1468-3083.2009.03239.x}}</ref>
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*[[Macule]]
*[[Patched|Patch]]
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* Red/violaceous
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*Smooth
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* Rapid growth (within weeks)
*[[Variable]]
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*[[Mucus membrane]]
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* Rainbow pattern
* scaly [[Surface area|surface]]
* Small brown globules
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*[[Spindle cells]] with minimal [[nuclear]] [[atypia]]
* Excessive [[vascular]] [[proliferation]]
* Abundant [[Red blood cell|red blood cells]]
*[[RBC]] and [[hemosiderin]] [[extravasation]]
* Abundant [[Lymphocyte|lymphocytes]] and [[monocytes]]
* Premonitory sign
* Intracytoplasmic [[PAS stain|PAS]] +ve [[hyaline]] globules
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* Kaposi's sarcoma is commonly associated with [[AIDS|acquired immune deficiency syndrome]] ([[AIDS]])
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| colspan="2" style="background: #C0C0C0; padding: 5px; text-align: center;" |'''[[Merkel cell carcinoma]]'''<ref name="pmid19638070">{{cite journal| author=Albores-Saavedra J, Batich K, Chable-Montero F, Sagy N, Schwartz AM, Henson DE| title=Merkel cell carcinoma demographics, morphology, and survival based on 3870 cases: a population based study. | journal=J Cutan Pathol | year= 2010 | volume= 37 | issue= 1 | pages= 20-7 | pmid=19638070 | doi=10.1111/j.1600-0560.2009.01370.x | pmc= | url=https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/eutils/elink.fcgi?dbfrom=pubmed&tool=sumsearch.org/cite&retmode=ref&cmd=prlinks&id=19638070  }}</ref>
| colspan="2" style="background: #C0C0C0; padding: 5px; text-align: center;" |'''[[Merkel cell carcinoma]]'''<ref name="pmid19638070">{{cite journal| author=Albores-Saavedra J, Batich K, Chable-Montero F, Sagy N, Schwartz AM, Henson DE| title=Merkel cell carcinoma demographics, morphology, and survival based on 3870 cases: a population based study. | journal=J Cutan Pathol | year= 2010 | volume= 37 | issue= 1 | pages= 20-7 | pmid=19638070 | doi=10.1111/j.1600-0560.2009.01370.x | pmc= | url=https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/eutils/elink.fcgi?dbfrom=pubmed&tool=sumsearch.org/cite&retmode=ref&cmd=prlinks&id=19638070  }}</ref>
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* Milky red areas
* Milky red areas
* Linear
* Linear
* Irregular vessels
* Irregular [[vessels]]
* Polymorphous [[vessels]]
*[[Polymorphic|Polymorphous]] [[vessels]]
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* Uniform [[cells]] with large [[basophilic]] [[nuclei]]
* Uniform [[cells]] with large [[basophilic]] [[nuclei]]
* Single-cell [[necrosis]]
* Single-cell [[necrosis]]
* Frequent [[mitoses]]
* Frequent [[mitoses]]
* Lymphovascular invasion
* Lymphovascular [[Invasive (medical)|invasion]]
* Perineural invasion
*[[Perineurium|Perineural]] [[invasion]]
* [[Epidermal]] involvement via [[pagetoid]] spread
* [[Epidermal]] involvement via [[pagetoid]] spread
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* Older individuals with light skin tones
* Older individuals with light [[skin]] tones
* Rapidly growing
* Rapidly [[Growth|growing]]
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| rowspan="3" style="background: #C0C0C0; padding: 5px; text-align: center;" |'''[[Basal cell carcinoma]]'''<ref name="pmid22759209">{{cite journal| author=Wolberink EA, Pasch MC, Zeiler M, van Erp PE, Gerritsen MJ| title=High discordance between punch biopsy and excision in establishing basal cell carcinoma subtype: analysis of 500 cases. | journal=J Eur Acad Dermatol Venereol | year= 2013 | volume= 27 | issue= 8 | pages= 985-9 | pmid=22759209 | doi=10.1111/j.1468-3083.2012.04628.x | pmc= | url=https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/eutils/elink.fcgi?dbfrom=pubmed&tool=sumsearch.org/cite&retmode=ref&cmd=prlinks&id=22759209  }}</ref>
| rowspan="3" style="background: #C0C0C0; padding: 5px; text-align: center;" |'''[[Basal cell carcinoma]]'''<ref name="pmid22759209">{{cite journal| author=Wolberink EA, Pasch MC, Zeiler M, van Erp PE, Gerritsen MJ| title=High discordance between punch biopsy and excision in establishing basal cell carcinoma subtype: analysis of 500 cases. | journal=J Eur Acad Dermatol Venereol | year= 2013 | volume= 27 | issue= 8 | pages= 985-9 | pmid=22759209 | doi=10.1111/j.1468-3083.2012.04628.x | pmc= | url=https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/eutils/elink.fcgi?dbfrom=pubmed&tool=sumsearch.org/cite&retmode=ref&cmd=prlinks&id=22759209  }}</ref>
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* Flesh-colored
* Flesh-colored
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* Small bump
* Small [[Bumps on skin|bump]]
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* Variable
* Variable
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* Loosely arranged blue-gray dots
* Loosely arranged blue-gray dots
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* Nest-like infiltration with basaloid [[cells]]
* Nest-like [[Infiltration (medical)|infiltration]] with [[Basal cell|basaloid]] [[cells]]
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* May have a "rolled" border
* May have a "rolled" [[Borderline|border]]
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| style="background: #DCDCDC; padding: 5px; text-align: center;" |'''Superficial basal cell carcinoma '''
| style="background: #DCDCDC; padding: 5px; text-align: center;" |'''Superficial basal cell carcinoma '''
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* Patch
*[[Patched|Patch]]
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* [[Erythematous]]
* [[Erythematous]]
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* [[Trunk]]
* [[Trunk]]
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* Superficial fine [[Telangiectasias|telangiectasia]]
*[[Superficial]] fine [[Telangiectasias|telangiectasia]]
* Shiny white to red, translucent or opaque structureless areas
* Shiny white to red, [[translucent]] or opaque structureless areas
* Multiple small erosions
* Multiple small erosions
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| style="background: #DCDCDC; padding: 5px; text-align: center;" |'''Sclerosing basal cell carcinoma (morpheaform)'''<ref name="pmid8959949">{{cite journal| author=Wrone DA, Swetter SM, Egbert BM, Smoller BR, Khavari PA| title=Increased proportion of aggressive-growth basal cell carcinoma in the Veterans Affairs population of Palo Alto, California. | journal=J Am Acad Dermatol | year= 1996 | volume= 35 | issue= 6 | pages= 907-10 | pmid=8959949 | doi= | pmc= | url=https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/eutils/elink.fcgi?dbfrom=pubmed&tool=sumsearch.org/cite&retmode=ref&cmd=prlinks&id=8959949  }}</ref>
| style="background: #DCDCDC; padding: 5px; text-align: center;" |'''Sclerosing basal cell carcinoma (morpheaform)'''<ref name="pmid8959949">{{cite journal| author=Wrone DA, Swetter SM, Egbert BM, Smoller BR, Khavari PA| title=Increased proportion of aggressive-growth basal cell carcinoma in the Veterans Affairs population of Palo Alto, California. | journal=J Am Acad Dermatol | year= 1996 | volume= 35 | issue= 6 | pages= 907-10 | pmid=8959949 | doi= | pmc= | url=https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/eutils/elink.fcgi?dbfrom=pubmed&tool=sumsearch.org/cite&retmode=ref&cmd=prlinks&id=8959949  }}</ref>
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* Papule
*[[Papule]]


* Plaque
*[[Plaque]]
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* Flesh-colored
* Flesh-colored
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* Firm  
* Firm  
* [[Induration|Indurated]]  
* [[Induration|Indurated]]  
* Indistinct borders
* Indistinct [[Borderline|borders]]
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* Variable
* Variable
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* Sun-exposed areas
* Sun-exposed areas
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* Whitish backround
* Whitish [[background]]
* Few fine arborizing [[vessels]]
* Few fine arborizing [[vessels]]
* Multiple brown dots
* Multiple brown dots
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* Firm
* Firm
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* Few millimeters to several centimeters
* Variable
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* Extensor surfaces of the arms and legs and on the trunk
*[[Extensor]] [[Surface area|surfaces]] of the [[Arm|arms]] and [[Leg|legs]] and on the [[trunk]]


* Upper back, abdomen, and sacrum
* Upper [[back]], [[abdomen]], and [[sacrum]]
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* White "starburst pattern" surrounding red/brown/yellow crusts  
* White "starburst pattern" surrounding red/brown/yellow crusts  
* Erosions  
*[[Erosion (dental)|Erosions]]
* Hyperkeratosis
*[[Hyperkeratosis]]
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* Thick and compact orthohyperkeratosis
* Thick and compact orthohyperkeratosis
* Irregular epidermal hyperplasia
* Irregular [[epidermal]] [[hyperplasia]]
* Focal parakeratosis with irregular acanthosis
* Focal parakeratosis with irregular [[Acanthosis nigricans|acanthosis]]
* Nonspecific dermal infiltrate containing WBCs
* Nonspecific [[dermal]] [[Infiltration (medical)|infiltrate]] containing [[WBC|WBCs]]
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* Nodules range in number from few to hundreds
*[[Nodule (medicine)|Nodules]] range in number from few to hundreds
* Worsened by heat, sweating, or irritation from clothing  
* Worsened by [[heat]], [[sweating]], or [[irritation]] from clothing
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| rowspan="6" style="background: #C0C0C0; padding: 5px; text-align: center;" |'''[[Melanoma]]'''<ref name="pmid201377432">{{cite journal| author=Witt C, Krengel S| title=Clinical and epidemiological aspects of subtypes of melanocytic nevi (Flat nevi, Miescher nevi, Unna nevi). | journal=Dermatol Online J | year= 2010 | volume= 16 | issue= 1 | pages= 1 | pmid=20137743 | doi= | pmc= | url=https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/eutils/elink.fcgi?dbfrom=pubmed&tool=sumsearch.org/cite&retmode=ref&cmd=prlinks&id=20137743  }}</ref>
| rowspan="6" style="background: #C0C0C0; padding: 5px; text-align: center;" |'''[[Melanoma]]'''<ref name="pmid201377432">{{cite journal| author=Witt C, Krengel S| title=Clinical and epidemiological aspects of subtypes of melanocytic nevi (Flat nevi, Miescher nevi, Unna nevi). | journal=Dermatol Online J | year= 2010 | volume= 16 | issue= 1 | pages= 1 | pmid=20137743 | doi= | pmc= | url=https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/eutils/elink.fcgi?dbfrom=pubmed&tool=sumsearch.org/cite&retmode=ref&cmd=prlinks&id=20137743  }}</ref>
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* Around 1 cm
* Around 1 cm
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* Sun-damaged skin of the head or neck
* Sun-damaged [[skin]] of the [[head]] or [[neck]]
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* Asymmetric, pigmented follicular openings
* Asymmetric, [[Pigmented lesions|pigmented]] follicular openings
* Gray angulated lines
* Gray angulated lines
* Gray areas, dots, and globules
* Gray areas, dots, and globules
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* '''↑''' atypical [[spindle]] shaped [[melanocytes]]  
* '''↑''' atypical [[spindle]] shaped [[melanocytes]]  
* Arranged in single cells or in small nests along the [[Epidermal junctions|dermal-epidermal junction]]
* Arranged in single [[Cells (biology)|cells]] or in small nests along the [[Epidermal junctions|dermal-epidermal junction]]
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* Darkening of pigmentation, sharpening of borders, or emergence of nodular areas are signs of progression to [[lentigo maligna melanoma]]
* Darkening of [[pigmentation]], sharpening of borders, or emergence of [[nodular]] areas are [[signs]] of progression to [[lentigo maligna melanoma]]
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| style="background: #DCDCDC; padding: 5px; text-align: center;" |'''[[Lentigo maligna melanoma]]'''<ref name="pmid302665592">{{cite journal| author=Connolly KL, Giordano C, Dusza S, Busam KJ, Nehal K| title=Follicular involvement is frequent in lentigo maligna: Implications for treatment. | journal=J Am Acad Dermatol | year= 2019 | volume= 80 | issue= 2 | pages= 532-537 | pmid=30266559 | doi=10.1016/j.jaad.2018.07.071 | pmc=6333487 | url=https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/eutils/elink.fcgi?dbfrom=pubmed&tool=sumsearch.org/cite&retmode=ref&cmd=prlinks&id=30266559  }}</ref>
| style="background: #DCDCDC; padding: 5px; text-align: center;" |'''[[Lentigo maligna melanoma]]'''<ref name="pmid302665592">{{cite journal| author=Connolly KL, Giordano C, Dusza S, Busam KJ, Nehal K| title=Follicular involvement is frequent in lentigo maligna: Implications for treatment. | journal=J Am Acad Dermatol | year= 2019 | volume= 80 | issue= 2 | pages= 532-537 | pmid=30266559 | doi=10.1016/j.jaad.2018.07.071 | pmc=6333487 | url=https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/eutils/elink.fcgi?dbfrom=pubmed&tool=sumsearch.org/cite&retmode=ref&cmd=prlinks&id=30266559  }}</ref>
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* Brown/tan
* Brown/tan
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* Freckle-like
*[[Freckle]]-like
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* Variable
* Variable
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* Chronically sun-damaged areas
*[[Chronic|Chronically]] sun-damaged [[Area|areas]]
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* Asymmetric, pigmented follicular openings
* Asymmetric, [[Pigmented lesions|pigmented]] follicular openings
* Gray angulated lines
* Gray angulated lines
* Gray areas, dots, and globules
* Gray areas, dots, and globules
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* [[Macule]]
* [[Macule]]
* Plaque with irregular borders
*[[Plaque]] with irregular [[Borderline|borders]]
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* Variably pigmented (red, blue, black, gray, and white)
* Variably [[Pigmented lesions|pigmented]] (red, blue, black, gray, and white)
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* Thin
* Thin
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* Anywhere but usually:
* Anywhere but usually:
** Back (men and women)
**[[Back]] ([[men]] and [[women]])
** Lower extremities (women)
** Lower [[extremities]] ([[women]])
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* Asymmetry of shape
* Asymmetry of shape
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* Asymmetric
* Asymmetric
* Poorly circumscribed
* Poorly circumscribed
* Lack cellular maturation
* Lack [[cellular]] [[maturation]]
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* Lateral (radial) growth before vertical (invasive) growth
*[[Lateral]] (radial) [[growth]] before [[Vertical direction|vertical]] ([[invasive]]) [[growth]]
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| style="background: #DCDCDC; padding: 5px; text-align: center;" |'''[[Nodular melanoma]]'''<ref name="pmid12734496">{{cite journal| author=Argenziano G, Soyer HP, Chimenti S, Talamini R, Corona R, Sera F et al.| title=Dermoscopy of pigmented skin lesions: results of a consensus meeting via the Internet. | journal=J Am Acad Dermatol | year= 2003 | volume= 48 | issue= 5 | pages= 679-93 | pmid=12734496 | doi=10.1067/mjd.2003.281 | pmc= | url=https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/eutils/elink.fcgi?dbfrom=pubmed&tool=sumsearch.org/cite&retmode=ref&cmd=prlinks&id=12734496  }}</ref><ref name="MenziesMoloney2013">{{cite journal|last1=Menzies|first1=Scott W.|last2=Moloney|first2=Fergal J.|last3=Byth|first3=Karen|last4=Avramidis|first4=Michelle|last5=Argenziano|first5=Giuseppe|last6=Zalaudek|first6=Iris|last7=Braun|first7=Ralph P.|last8=Malvehy|first8=Josep|last9=Puig|first9=Susana|last10=Rabinovitz|first10=Harold S.|last11=Oliviero|first11=Margaret|last12=Cabo|first12=Horacio|last13=Bono|first13=Riccardo|last14=Pizzichetta|first14=Maria A.|last15=Claeson|first15=Magdalena|last16=Gaffney|first16=Daniel C.|last17=Soyer|first17=H. Peter|last18=Stanganelli|first18=Ignazio|last19=Scolyer|first19=Richard A.|last20=Guitera|first20=Pascale|last21=Kelly|first21=John|last22=McCurdy|first22=Olivia|last23=Llambrich|first23=Alex|last24=Marghoob|first24=Ashfaq A.|last25=Zaballos|first25=Pedro|last26=Kirchesch|first26=Herbert M.|last27=Piccolo|first27=Domenico|last28=Bowling|first28=Jonathan|last29=Thomas|first29=Luc|last30=Terstappen|first30=Karin|last31=Tanaka|first31=Masaru|last32=Pellacani|first32=Giovanni|last33=Pagnanelli|first33=Gianluca|last34=Ghigliotti|first34=Giovanni|last35=Ortega|first35=Blanca Carlos|last36=Crafter|first36=Greg|last37=Ortiz|first37=Ana María Perusquía|last38=Tromme|first38=Isabelle|last39=Karaarslan|first39=Isil Kilinc|last40=Ozdemir|first40=Fezal|last41=Tam|first41=Anthony|last42=Landi|first42=Christian|last43=Norton|first43=Peter|last44=Kaçar|first44=Nida|last45=Rudnicka|first45=Lidia|last46=Slowinska|first46=Monika|last47=Simionescu|first47=Olga|last48=Di Stefani|first48=Alessandro|last49=Coates|first49=Elliot|last50=Kreusch|first50=Juergen|title=Dermoscopic Evaluation of Nodular Melanoma|journal=JAMA Dermatology|volume=149|issue=6|year=2013|pages=699|issn=2168-6068|doi=10.1001/jamadermatol.2013.2466}}</ref>
| style="background: #DCDCDC; padding: 5px; text-align: center;" |'''[[Nodular melanoma]]'''<ref name="pmid12734496">{{cite journal| author=Argenziano G, Soyer HP, Chimenti S, Talamini R, Corona R, Sera F et al.| title=Dermoscopy of pigmented skin lesions: results of a consensus meeting via the Internet. | journal=J Am Acad Dermatol | year= 2003 | volume= 48 | issue= 5 | pages= 679-93 | pmid=12734496 | doi=10.1067/mjd.2003.281 | pmc= | url=https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/eutils/elink.fcgi?dbfrom=pubmed&tool=sumsearch.org/cite&retmode=ref&cmd=prlinks&id=12734496  }}</ref><ref name="MenziesMoloney2013">{{cite journal|last1=Menzies|first1=Scott W.|last2=Moloney|first2=Fergal J.|last3=Byth|first3=Karen|last4=Avramidis|first4=Michelle|last5=Argenziano|first5=Giuseppe|last6=Zalaudek|first6=Iris|last7=Braun|first7=Ralph P.|last8=Malvehy|first8=Josep|last9=Puig|first9=Susana|last10=Rabinovitz|first10=Harold S.|last11=Oliviero|first11=Margaret|last12=Cabo|first12=Horacio|last13=Bono|first13=Riccardo|last14=Pizzichetta|first14=Maria A.|last15=Claeson|first15=Magdalena|last16=Gaffney|first16=Daniel C.|last17=Soyer|first17=H. Peter|last18=Stanganelli|first18=Ignazio|last19=Scolyer|first19=Richard A.|last20=Guitera|first20=Pascale|last21=Kelly|first21=John|last22=McCurdy|first22=Olivia|last23=Llambrich|first23=Alex|last24=Marghoob|first24=Ashfaq A.|last25=Zaballos|first25=Pedro|last26=Kirchesch|first26=Herbert M.|last27=Piccolo|first27=Domenico|last28=Bowling|first28=Jonathan|last29=Thomas|first29=Luc|last30=Terstappen|first30=Karin|last31=Tanaka|first31=Masaru|last32=Pellacani|first32=Giovanni|last33=Pagnanelli|first33=Gianluca|last34=Ghigliotti|first34=Giovanni|last35=Ortega|first35=Blanca Carlos|last36=Crafter|first36=Greg|last37=Ortiz|first37=Ana María Perusquía|last38=Tromme|first38=Isabelle|last39=Karaarslan|first39=Isil Kilinc|last40=Ozdemir|first40=Fezal|last41=Tam|first41=Anthony|last42=Landi|first42=Christian|last43=Norton|first43=Peter|last44=Kaçar|first44=Nida|last45=Rudnicka|first45=Lidia|last46=Slowinska|first46=Monika|last47=Simionescu|first47=Olga|last48=Di Stefani|first48=Alessandro|last49=Coates|first49=Elliot|last50=Kreusch|first50=Juergen|title=Dermoscopic Evaluation of Nodular Melanoma|journal=JAMA Dermatology|volume=149|issue=6|year=2013|pages=699|issn=2168-6068|doi=10.1001/jamadermatol.2013.2466}}</ref>
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* Polypoid [[nodule]]
*[[Polyploidy|Polypoid]] [[nodule]]
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* Dark color
* Dark color
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* Lump
*[[Lump]]
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* 6mm to > 1 cm
* 6mm to > 1 cm
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* Trunk
*[[Trunk]]
* Head
*[[Head]]
* Neck
*[[Neck]]
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* Pigment network or pseudonetwork
*[[Pigment]] network or pseudonetwork
* Aggregated brown or black globules  
* Aggregated brown or black globules  
* Blue pigmentation within lesion
* Blue [[pigmentation]] within [[lesion]]
* Small dotted or comma [[vessels]]
* Small dotted or comma [[vessels]]
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* Cells [[proliferate]] downwards through the skin
*[[Cells (biology)|Cells]] [[proliferate]] downwards through the [[skin]]


* Dermal growth in isolation or in association with an [[epidermal]] component
*[[Dermal]] [[growth]] in isolation or in association with an [[epidermal]] component
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* Two-thirds arise in normal skin, the rest in existing moles
* Two-thirds arise in normal [[skin]], the rest in existing [[moles]]
* Rapidly enlarging
* Rapidly enlarging
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* [[Macule]]
* [[Macule]]
* Patch
*[[Patched|Patch]]
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* Dark brown to black
* Dark brown to black
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* Raised areas
* Raised [[Area|areas]]
* [[Ulceration]]
* [[Ulceration]]
* [[Bleeding]]
* [[Bleeding]]
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* Variable
* Variable
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* Palmar
*[[Palmar]]
* Plantar
*[[Plantar]]
* Subungual
* Subungual
* Mucosal surfaces
*[[Mucosal]] surfaces
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* Parallel-ridge pattern
* Parallel-ridge [[pattern]]
* Irregular diffuse pigmentation
* Irregular [[diffuse]] [[pigmentation]]
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* Asymmetric proliferation of single melanocytes at dermoepidermal junction
* Asymmetric [[proliferation]] of single [[melanocytes]] at dermoepidermal junction
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* Most common among dark skinned individuals
* Most common among dark [[Skin|skinned]] individuals
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| style="background: #DCDCDC; padding: 5px; text-align: center;" |'''[[Amelanotic melanoma]]'''<ref name="pmid23197217">{{cite journal| author=Steglich RB, Meotti CD, Ferreira MS, Lovatto L, de Carvalho AV, de Castro CG| title=Dermoscopic clues in the diagnosis of amelanotic and hypomelanotic malignant melanoma. | journal=An Bras Dermatol | year= 2012 | volume= 87 | issue= 6 | pages= 920-3 | pmid=23197217 | doi= | pmc=3699915 | url=https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/eutils/elink.fcgi?dbfrom=pubmed&tool=sumsearch.org/cite&retmode=ref&cmd=prlinks&id=23197217  }}</ref>
| style="background: #DCDCDC; padding: 5px; text-align: center;" |'''[[Amelanotic melanoma]]'''<ref name="pmid23197217">{{cite journal| author=Steglich RB, Meotti CD, Ferreira MS, Lovatto L, de Carvalho AV, de Castro CG| title=Dermoscopic clues in the diagnosis of amelanotic and hypomelanotic malignant melanoma. | journal=An Bras Dermatol | year= 2012 | volume= 87 | issue= 6 | pages= 920-3 | pmid=23197217 | doi= | pmc=3699915 | url=https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/eutils/elink.fcgi?dbfrom=pubmed&tool=sumsearch.org/cite&retmode=ref&cmd=prlinks&id=23197217  }}</ref>
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* Patch
*[[Patched|Patch]]
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* Skin color
*[[Skin]] color
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* Slightly elevated borders
* Slightly elevated [[Borderline|borders]]
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* Around 6 mm
* Around 6 mm
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* Sun-exposed areas
* Sun-exposed [[Area|areas]]
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* No [[melanin]] pigmentation
* No [[melanin]] [[pigmentation]]


* Dotted [[vessels]]
* Dotted [[vessels]]
* Linear irregular vessels  
* Linear irregular [[vessels]]
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* [[Hypopigmentation|Hypopigmented]]
* [[Hypopigmentation|Hypopigmented]]
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* Smooth surface
* Smooth [[Surface area|surface]]
* Terminal hairs  often present
* Terminal [[hairs]] often present
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* 1 cm to > 20 cm
* 1 cm to > 20 cm
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* Sun-exposed areas above the [[waist]]
* Sun-exposed [[Area|areas]] above the [[waist]]
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* Comma-shaped or curved vessels
* Comma-shaped or curved [[vessels]]
* Structureless light brown background  
* Structureless light brown [[background]]
* Residual brown thick circles around the [[hair follicles]]
* Residual brown thick circles around the [[hair follicles]]
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* Multinucleated [[melanocytes]]
*[[Multinucleated]] [[melanocytes]]
* [[Melanocyte|Melanocytes]] diffusely infiltrate [[dermis]]
* [[Melanocyte|Melanocytes]] diffusely [[Infiltration (medical)|infiltrate]] [[dermis]]
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* Also called Miescher [[nevus]]
* Also called Miescher [[nevus]]
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* Variable
* Variable
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* Head and neck,  
*[[Head]] and [[neck]],
* Dorsal aspect of the distal extremities
*[[Dorsal]] aspect of the [[distal]] [[extremities]]
* Sacral area
*[[Sacral]] [[area]]
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* Structureless blue pigmentation
* Structureless blue [[pigmentation]]
* Structureless blue and white or blue and brown on some occasions
* Structureless blue and white or blue and brown on some occasions
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* Proliferation of dendritic, dermal, melanin-producing melanocytes
*[[Proliferation]] of [[Dendritic cell|dendritic]], [[dermal]], [[melanin]]-producing [[melanocytes]]
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* Also called Mongolian spots
* Also called [[Mongolian spot|Mongolian spots]]
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| rowspan="2" style="background: #C0C0C0; padding: 5px; text-align: center;" |'''Spitz nevus'''<ref name="pmid22082838">{{cite journal| author=Luo S, Sepehr A, Tsao H| title=Spitz nevi and other Spitzoid lesions part I. Background and diagnoses. | journal=J Am Acad Dermatol | year= 2011 | volume= 65 | issue= 6 | pages= 1073-84 | pmid=22082838 | doi=10.1016/j.jaad.2011.04.040 | pmc=3217183 | url=https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/eutils/elink.fcgi?dbfrom=pubmed&tool=sumsearch.org/cite&retmode=ref&cmd=prlinks&id=22082838  }}</ref><ref name="pmid21494025">{{cite journal| author=Argenziano G, Agozzino M, Bonifazi E, Broganelli P, Brunetti B, Ferrara G et al.| title=Natural evolution of Spitz nevi. | journal=Dermatology | year= 2011 | volume= 222 | issue= 3 | pages= 256-60 | pmid=21494025 | doi=10.1159/000326109 | pmc= | url=https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/eutils/elink.fcgi?dbfrom=pubmed&tool=sumsearch.org/cite&retmode=ref&cmd=prlinks&id=21494025  }}</ref>
| rowspan="2" style="background: #C0C0C0; padding: 5px; text-align: center;" |'''Spitz nevus'''<ref name="pmid22082838">{{cite journal| author=Luo S, Sepehr A, Tsao H| title=Spitz nevi and other Spitzoid lesions part I. Background and diagnoses. | journal=J Am Acad Dermatol | year= 2011 | volume= 65 | issue= 6 | pages= 1073-84 | pmid=22082838 | doi=10.1016/j.jaad.2011.04.040 | pmc=3217183 | url=https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/eutils/elink.fcgi?dbfrom=pubmed&tool=sumsearch.org/cite&retmode=ref&cmd=prlinks&id=22082838  }}</ref><ref name="pmid21494025">{{cite journal| author=Argenziano G, Agozzino M, Bonifazi E, Broganelli P, Brunetti B, Ferrara G et al.| title=Natural evolution of Spitz nevi. | journal=Dermatology | year= 2011 | volume= 222 | issue= 3 | pages= 256-60 | pmid=21494025 | doi=10.1159/000326109 | pmc= | url=https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/eutils/elink.fcgi?dbfrom=pubmed&tool=sumsearch.org/cite&retmode=ref&cmd=prlinks&id=21494025  }}</ref>
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* < 1 cm
* < 1 cm
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* Cheek
*[[Cheek]]
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* Coiled vessels
* Coiled [[vessels]]
* White network over a pink to reddish background
* White network over a pink to reddish [[background]]
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* In children and adolescents
* In [[children]] and [[Adolescent|adolescents]]
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| style="background: #DCDCDC; padding: 5px; text-align: center;" |'''Reed-like Spitz'''<ref name="pmid27222770">{{cite journal| author=Pedrosa AF, Lopes JM, Azevedo F, Mota A| title=Spitz/Reed nevi: a review of clinical-dermatoscopic and histological correlation. | journal=Dermatol Pract Concept | year= 2016 | volume= 6 | issue= 2 | pages= 37-41 | pmid=27222770 | doi=10.5826/dpc.0602a07 | pmc=4866625 | url=https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/eutils/elink.fcgi?dbfrom=pubmed&tool=sumsearch.org/cite&retmode=ref&cmd=prlinks&id=27222770  }}</ref>
| style="background: #DCDCDC; padding: 5px; text-align: center;" |'''Reed-like Spitz'''<ref name="pmid27222770">{{cite journal| author=Pedrosa AF, Lopes JM, Azevedo F, Mota A| title=Spitz/Reed nevi: a review of clinical-dermatoscopic and histological correlation. | journal=Dermatol Pract Concept | year= 2016 | volume= 6 | issue= 2 | pages= 37-41 | pmid=27222770 | doi=10.5826/dpc.0602a07 | pmc=4866625 | url=https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/eutils/elink.fcgi?dbfrom=pubmed&tool=sumsearch.org/cite&retmode=ref&cmd=prlinks&id=27222770  }}</ref>
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* Papule
*[[Papule]]
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* Heavily [[Pigmented lesions|pigmented]]
* Heavily [[Pigmented lesions|pigmented]]
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* < 1 cm
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* Head and neck
*[[Head]] and [[neck]]
* Upper and lower extremities
* Upper and lower [[extremities]]
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* Structureless black to gray center
* Structureless black to gray center
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* Globules
* Globules
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* Enlarged spindle [[melanocytes]] with polyangular form
* Enlarged [[spindle]] [[melanocytes]] with polyangular form
* "Ground glass" cytoplasm
* "Ground glass" [[cytoplasm]]
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* Most commonly develops in children, adolescents, and young adults.
* Most commonly develops in [[children]], [[Adolescent|adolescents]], and young [[Adult|adults]].
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| colspan="2" style="background: #C0C0C0; padding: 5px; text-align: center;" |'''[[Solar lentigo]]'''<ref name="pmid21175756">{{cite journal| author=Tanaka M, Sawada M, Kobayashi K| title=Key points in dermoscopic differentiation between lentigo maligna and solar lentigo. | journal=J Dermatol | year= 2011 | volume= 38 | issue= 1 | pages= 53-8 | pmid=21175756 | doi=10.1111/j.1346-8138.2010.01132.x | pmc= | url=https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/eutils/elink.fcgi?dbfrom=pubmed&tool=sumsearch.org/cite&retmode=ref&cmd=prlinks&id=21175756  }}</ref>
| colspan="2" style="background: #C0C0C0; padding: 5px; text-align: center;" |'''[[Solar lentigo]]'''<ref name="pmid21175756">{{cite journal| author=Tanaka M, Sawada M, Kobayashi K| title=Key points in dermoscopic differentiation between lentigo maligna and solar lentigo. | journal=J Dermatol | year= 2011 | volume= 38 | issue= 1 | pages= 53-8 | pmid=21175756 | doi=10.1111/j.1346-8138.2010.01132.x | pmc= | url=https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/eutils/elink.fcgi?dbfrom=pubmed&tool=sumsearch.org/cite&retmode=ref&cmd=prlinks&id=21175756  }}</ref>
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* Around 5mm
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* Sun-exposed areas
* Sun-exposed [[Area|areas]]
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* Faint pigmented fingerprint structures
* Faint [[Pigment|pigmented]] [[fingerprint]] structures
* Structureless pattern
* Structureless [[pattern]]
* Light brown pseudonetwork with well-defined borders and a "moth-eaten" edge  
* Light brown pseudonetwork with well-defined [[Borderline|borders]] and a "moth-eaten" edge
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* '''↑''' [[melanin]] deposition in [[Keratinocyte|keratinocytes]]  
* '''↑''' [[melanin]] deposition in [[Keratinocyte|keratinocytes]]  
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* [[Papule]]
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* Skin-colored to brownish  
*[[Skin]]-colored to brownish
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* Umbilicated
*[[Umbilicated lesions|Umbilicated]]
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* 2 - 6 mm
* 2 - 6 mm
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* Usually in middle-aged or older patients
* Usually in middle-aged or older [[patients]]
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| colspan="2" style="background: #C0C0C0; padding: 5px; text-align: center;" |'''Lichen planus-like keratosis'''<ref name="pmid16148406">{{cite journal| author=Morgan MB, Stevens GL, Switlyk S| title=Benign lichenoid keratosis: a clinical and pathologic reappraisal of 1040 cases. | journal=Am J Dermatopathol | year= 2005 | volume= 27 | issue= 5 | pages= 387-92 | pmid=16148406 | doi= | pmc= | url=https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/eutils/elink.fcgi?dbfrom=pubmed&tool=sumsearch.org/cite&retmode=ref&cmd=prlinks&id=16148406  }}</ref>
| colspan="2" style="background: #C0C0C0; padding: 5px; text-align: center;" |'''Lichen planus-like keratosis'''<ref name="pmid16148406">{{cite journal| author=Morgan MB, Stevens GL, Switlyk S| title=Benign lichenoid keratosis: a clinical and pathologic reappraisal of 1040 cases. | journal=Am J Dermatopathol | year= 2005 | volume= 27 | issue= 5 | pages= 387-92 | pmid=16148406 | doi= | pmc= | url=https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/eutils/elink.fcgi?dbfrom=pubmed&tool=sumsearch.org/cite&retmode=ref&cmd=prlinks&id=16148406  }}</ref>
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* Shows a coarse or fine, gray to blue, granular [[pigmentation]]
* Shows a coarse or fine, gray to blue, granular [[pigmentation]]
* Diffuse brownish gray [[granules]]
*[[Diffuse]] brownish gray [[granules]]
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* [[Hypergranulosis]]
* [[Hypergranulosis]]
* [[Epidermal]] [[hyperplasia]]
* [[Epidermal]] [[hyperplasia]]
* Superficial bandlike  infiltrate
*[[Superficial]] bandlike  [[Infiltration (medical)|infiltrate]]
* Melanophages
* Melanophages
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Latest revision as of 16:52, 27 August 2019

Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1]; Associate Editor(s)-in-Chief: Roukoz A. Karam, M.D.[2] Homa Najafi, M.D.[3]

Overview

Squamous cell carcinoma should be differentiated from melanoma and basal cell carcinoma. It accounts for 20% of all non-melanomatous tumors and is fairly invasive contrary to its counterpart, basal cell carcinoma. Squamous cell carcinoma typically presents as a non-healing ulcer or growth on a sun-exposed area of the skin.

Differentiating Squamous cell carcinoma from other Diseases

A few conditions that mimic Squamous cell carcinoma of the skin include the following:

Diseases Skin examination Diagnosis Additional findings
Type Color Texture Size Distribution Dermoscopic Findings Histopathology
Cutaneous squamous cell carcinoma[1] SCC in situ (Bowen's disease)
  • Scaly
  • Variable
  • Fair-skinned individuals: sun-exposed areas
Invasive squamous cell carcinoma
  • Skin colored
  • 0.5 to 1.5 cm
  • Fair-skinned individuals: sun-exposed areas
  • In black individuals: legs, anus, and areas of chronic inflammation
Keratoacanthoma[2]
  • 1 to 2.5 cm
Dermatofibroma[3][4]
  • Firm
  • 0.3- 1 cm
dermatofibrosarcoma protuberans[5][6]
  • Firm
  • 1-5 cm
Kaposi sarcoma[7][8]
  • Red/violaceous
  • Smooth
  • Rainbow pattern
  • scaly surface
  • Small brown globules
Merkel cell carcinoma[9]
  • Shiny
  • Flesh-colored or bluish-red
  • Firm
  • < 1 cm
  • Sun-exposed areas
  • Older individuals with light skin tones
  • Rapidly growing
Basal cell carcinoma[10] Nodular basal cell carcinoma
  • Flesh-colored
  • Variable
  • Focused, bright red, and branching arborizing vessels
  • Loosely arranged blue-gray dots
Superficial basal cell carcinoma
  • Scaly
  • 1 to > 10 cm
  • Sun-exposed areas
  • Head (cheek and nose)
  • Trunk
  • Large, hyperchromatic, oval nuclei
  • Minimal cytoplasm
  • Small basaloid nodules
Sclerosing basal cell carcinoma (morpheaform)[11]
  • Variable
  • Sun-exposed areas
Prurigo nodules[12][13]
  • Firm
  • Variable
Melanoma[14] Melanoma in situ (Lentigo Maligna)[15]
  • Variable (from light to dark brown, black, pink, red, or white)
  • Smooth
  • Around 1 cm
  • Asymmetric, pigmented follicular openings
  • Gray angulated lines
  • Gray areas, dots, and globules
  • Circle within a circle
Lentigo maligna melanoma[16]
  • Brown/tan
  • Variable
  • Asymmetric, pigmented follicular openings
  • Gray angulated lines
  • Gray areas, dots, and globules
  • Circle within a circle
  • Usually in older individuals
Superficial spreading melanoma[17]
  • Variably pigmented (red, blue, black, gray, and white)
  • Thin
  • 1 mm to > 1 cm
  • Asymmetry of shape
  • > 2 colors
  • Asymmetry of structures
Nodular melanoma[18][19]
  • Dark color
  • 6mm to > 1 cm
  • Two-thirds arise in normal skin, the rest in existing moles
  • Rapidly enlarging
Acral lentiginous melanoma[20]
  • Dark brown to black
  • Variable
  • Most common among dark skinned individuals
Amelanotic melanoma[21]
  • Around 6 mm
Common nevus[22][23]
  • 1 cm to > 20 cm
  • Also called Miescher nevus
Blue nevus[24]
  • Blue
  • Smooth
  • Variable
  • Structureless blue pigmentation
  • Structureless blue and white or blue and brown on some occasions
Spitz nevus[25][26] Nonpigmented Spitz nevus
  • Pink
  • Smooth
  • < 1 cm
Reed-like Spitz[27]
  • Smooth
  • < 1 cm
Solar lentigo[28]
  • Multiple spots
  • Brown
  • Smooth
  • Around 5mm
  • Associated with UV exposure and skin aging
Sebaceous hyperplasia[29]
  • Skin-colored to brownish
  • 2 - 6 mm
  • Structureless yellow to whitish center surrounded by short linear "crown vessels"
  • Usually in middle-aged or older patients
Lichen planus-like keratosis[30]
  • Gray to brown
  • Prominent
  • Variable
  • Appearance depends on stage of evolution

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