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The purpose of this study is to compare and evaluate the diagnostic performance of scrape cytology using two different cytological staining techniques, and to evaluate additional touch imprint cytology with that of histopathology of superficial basal cell carcinoma and actinic keratosis.
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| Label | Type | Description | Intervention Names |
|---|---|---|---|
| skin scrape |
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| Name | Type | Description | Arm Group Labels | Other Names |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Skin scrape | Procedure | scrape cytology using two different cytological staining techniques, and additional touch imprint cytology compared with histopathology of superficial basal cell carcinoma and actinic keratosis |
Inclusion Criteria:
Histologically verified basal call carcinoma and actinic keratosis
Exclusion Criteria:
Morphea form of basal cell carcinoma. Pigmented form of basal cell carcinoma.
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50 BCC and 28 AK histologically verified lesions, from 41 and 25 patients, respectively
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| Name | Affiliation | Role |
|---|---|---|
| Eidi Christensen, MD | St. Olav, University Hospital, Trondheim | Principal Investigator |
| Facility | Status | City | State | ZIP | Country | Contacts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| St. Olav University Hospital | Trondheim | 7006 | Norway |
| PubMed Identifier | Type | Citation | Retractions |
|---|---|---|---|
| 17916094 | Result | Christensen E, Bofin A, Gudmundsdottir I, Skogvoll E. Cytological diagnosis of basal cell carcinoma and actinic keratosis, using Papanicolaou and May-Grunwald-Giemsa stained cutaneous tissue smear. Cytopathology. 2008 Oct;19(5):316-22. doi: 10.1111/j.1365-2303.2007.00483.x. Epub 2007 Oct 4. |
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| ID | Term |
|---|---|
| D002280 | Carcinoma, Basal Cell |
| D017499 | Porokeratosis |
| ID | Term |
|---|---|
| D002277 | Carcinoma |
| D009375 | Neoplasms, Glandular and Epithelial |
| D009370 | Neoplasms by Histologic Type |
| D009369 | Neoplasms |
| D018295 | Neoplasms, Basal Cell |
| D012873 | Skin Diseases, Genetic |
| D030342 | Genetic Diseases, Inborn |
| D009358 | Congenital, Hereditary, and Neonatal Diseases and Abnormalities |
| D007642 | Keratosis |
| D012871 | Skin Diseases |
| D017437 | Skin and Connective Tissue Diseases |
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