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We used an arm-mounted confocal microscope unless access to the lesion was awkward and required a handheld probe to be used. The likelihood of BCC was scored for each modality (clinical examination, dermoscopy and RCM), with each diagnosis building on the last. Histology was assessed by a single blinded histopathologist. The study was registered with ClinicalTrials.gov (NCT03509415).<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Results<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>The analysis included 444 lesions (327 BCCs) from 326 patients. The median maximum lesion diameter was 6\u2005mm. The sensitivity and specificity for BCC were 69.4% [95% confidence interval (CI) 64.1\u201374.4] and 53.0% (95% CI 43.6\u201362.3), respectively, for clinical examination alone; 91.8% (95% CI 88.3\u201394.5) and 41.0% (95% CI 32.0\u201350.5), respectively, for clinical examination plus dermoscopy; and 98.8% (95% CI 96.9\u201399.7) and 85.5% (95% CI 77.8\u201391.3), respectively, for clinical examination plus dermoscopy plus RCM. For RCM, the positive predictive value in diagnosing BCC was 95.0% (95% CI 92.1\u201397.1) and the negative predictive value was 96.2% (95% CI 90.4\u201398.9). The area under the curve increased from 0.61 to 0.66 to 0.92 as the respective modalities were added.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Conclusions<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>This study demonstrates that RCM can reliably and quickly diagnose BCC, and that the addition of RCM to dermoscopy permits higher diagnostic accuracy for BCC in the UK. The specificity and sensitivity of the RCM diagnosis did not alter significantly with experience, reflecting the ease and speed of acquiring the skills required to use this modality.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>","DOI":"10.1093\/bjd\/ljae356","type":"journal-article","created":{"date-parts":[[2024,9,10]],"date-time":"2024-09-10T09:51:11Z","timestamp":1725961871000},"page":"206-214","source":"Crossref","is-referenced-by-count":5,"title":["Reflectance confocal microscopy in diagnosing basal cell\u00a0carcinoma in the UK: a prospective observational single-centre trial"],"prefix":"10.1093","volume":"192","author":[{"given":"Howard P","family":"Stevens","sequence":"first","affiliation":[{"name":"The Skin Care Network , London ,","place":["UK"]}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Riccardo","family":"Pampena","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Universit\u00e0 degli Studi di Modena e Reggio Emilia , Modena ,","place":["Italy"]}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Francesca","family":"Farnetani","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Universit\u00e0 degli Studi di Modena e Reggio Emilia , Modena ,","place":["Italy"]}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Giovanni","family":"Pellacani","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Universit\u00e0 degli Studi di Modena e Reggio Emilia , Modena ,","place":["Italy"]}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"ORCID":"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0000-0003-0529-4135","authenticated-orcid":false,"given":"Colin","family":"Angus","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"School of Medicine and Population Health, University of Sheffield , Sheffield ,","place":["UK"]}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Joseph N","family":"El-Jabbour","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Cellular Pathology Services , Watford ,","place":["UK"]}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]}],"member":"286","published-online":{"date-parts":[[2024,9,11]]},"reference":[{"key":"2025012411194716100_ljae356-B1","doi-asserted-by":"crossref","first-page":"283","DOI":"10.1001\/archdermatol.2010.19","article-title":"Incidence estimate of nonmelanoma skin cancer in the United States, 2006","volume":"146","author":"Rogers","year":"2010","journal-title":"Arch Dermatol"},{"key":"2025012411194716100_ljae356-B2","doi-asserted-by":"crossref","first-page":"367","DOI":"10.1111\/ced.12016","article-title":"Basal cell carcinoma epidemiology in the UK: the elephant in the room","volume":"38","author":"Levell","year":"2013","journal-title":"Clin Exp Dermatol"},{"key":"2025012411194716100_ljae356-B3","doi-asserted-by":"crossref","first-page":"1069","DOI":"10.1111\/j.1365-2133.2012.10830.x","article-title":"A systematic review of worldwide incidence of nonmelanoma skin cancer","volume":"166","author":"Lomas","year":"2012","journal-title":"Br J Dermatol"},{"key":"2025012411194716100_ljae356-B4","doi-asserted-by":"crossref","first-page":"490","DOI":"10.1016\/j.jaad.2006.05.048","article-title":"The burden of skin diseases: 2004. 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