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Data about previous history, clinical examination of lesions and regional lymph nodes and preoperative dermoscopy were retrieved. After standard surgical excision had been carried out as per mapping of lateral margins, all the excised surgical specimens were subjected to perioperative dermoscopy and later reconfirmed with histopathology.<\/jats:p>\n <\/jats:sec>\n \n Results<\/jats:title>\n Seventeen patients with mean age of 60.82 \u00b1 9.99 years and median disease duration of 14 months were analysed. Clinically, basal cell carcinomas were of pigmented superficial subtype [6 (35.3%)], followed by pigmented nodular [5 (29.4%)], nodulo-ulcerative [4 (23.5%)] and micro nodular [2 (11.8%)]. Mean extension of clinical margin after dermoscopy was 0.59 \u00b1 0.52 mm. Mean pre-assessed depth of tumour and mean depth of tumour were 3.46 \u00b1 0.89 mm and 3.49 \u00b1 0.92 mm, respectively. No recurrence was reported. Frequently found pre-operative dermoscopic features were maple leaf like structures [6 (35%)], blue grey dots and globules [6 (35%)] and short fine telangiectasias [6 (35%)]. Commonly observed perioperative dermoscopic features were: (1) irregular band with brown\u2013grey pigmentation of dots, globules, streaks and pseudopodia like extensions [3 (50%)]; (2) irregular band of pseudo granulomatous structureless vascular areas in psoriasiform pattern with diffuse white streaks in pseudopodia like manner [1 (50%)]; (3) irregular band of pseudo granulomatous structureless vascular areas in psoriasiform pattern with streaks of white pseudopodia like structureless areas [1 (50%)].<\/jats:p>\n <\/jats:sec>\n \n Limitation<\/jats:title>\n This was a single-centre study with a small sample size.<\/jats:p>\n <\/jats:sec>\n \n Conclusion<\/jats:title>\n This study highlights significance of preoperative and perioperative dermoscopy for precise planning and radical excision of primary basal cell carcinoma by standard surgical excision.<\/jats:p>\n <\/jats:sec>","DOI":"10.25259\/ijdvl_325_2022","type":"journal-article","created":{"date-parts":[[2023,5,18]],"date-time":"2023-05-18T00:41:52Z","timestamp":1684370512000},"page":"793-793","update-policy":"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.25259\/crossmark_policy","source":"Crossref","is-referenced-by-count":7,"title":["Use of preoperative and perioperative\n ex vivo<\/i>\n dermoscopy for precise mapping of margins for standard surgical excision of primary basal cell carcinoma"],"prefix":"10.25259","volume":"89","author":[{"given":"Sushil S","family":"Savant Jr","sequence":"first","affiliation":[{"name":"Department of Dermatology, The Humanitarian Clinic: Skin, Hair and Laser Centre, Mumbai, Maharashtra, India,"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]}],"member":"10894","published-online":{"date-parts":[[2023,5,1]]},"reference":[{"key":"10.25259\/IJDVL_325_2022\/ref-1","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","first-page":"e33","DOI":"10.1016\/j.jid.2016.02.012a","article-title":"Research techniques made simple: Non-invasive imaging technologies for the delineation of basal cell carcinomas","volume":"136","author":"Que","year":"2016","journal-title":"J Invest Dermatol"},{"key":"10.25259\/IJDVL_325_2022\/ref-2","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","first-page":"330","DOI":"10.1016\/j.ad.2020.11.011","article-title":"Dermoscopy in basal cell carcinoma: An update review","volume":"112","author":"\u00c1lvarez-Salafranca","year":"2021","journal-title":"Actas Dermosifiliogr"},{"key":"10.25259\/IJDVL_325_2022\/ref-3","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","first-page":"12","DOI":"10.4103\/2229-5178.105456","article-title":"Clinical variants, stages, and management of basal cell carcinoma","volume":"4","author":"Dourmishev","year":"2013","journal-title":"Indian Dermatol Online J"},{"key":"10.25259\/IJDVL_325_2022\/ref-4","first-page":"791","article-title":"Tumours and cysts of the epidermis","volume-title":"Lever\u2019s Histopathology of the Skin","author":"Kirkham","year":"2008","edition":"10th ed"},{"key":"10.25259\/IJDVL_325_2022\/ref-5","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","first-page":"241","DOI":"10.1111\/ced.13387","article-title":"Dermoscopy of basal cell carcinoma","volume":"43","author":"Wozniak-Rito","year":"2018","journal-title":"Clin Exp Dermatol"},{"key":"10.25259\/IJDVL_325_2022\/ref-6","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","first-page":"476362","DOI":"10.1155\/2011\/476362","article-title":"Basal cell carcinoma: 10 years of experience","volume":"2011","author":"Cigna","year":"2011","journal-title":"J Skin Cancer"},{"key":"10.25259\/IJDVL_325_2022\/ref-7","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","first-page":"35","DOI":"10.1111\/j.1365-2133.2008.08666.x","article-title":"British Association of Dermatologists. 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