Table 2.
LC-OCT: main features of BCC and hidrocystomas [31].
BCC | Hidrocystoma |
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Lobule | Hyporeflective cupoliform area |
Structure of variable shape, size and location within the dermis, with a gray core surrounded by a darker rim. The Millefeuille pattern corresponds to a grey, laminated LC-OCT pattern within the lobule, horizontally oriented. Clefting represents a dark rim surrounding the core of the lobule, while a bright rim (brighter than the stroma) often surrounds the lobule. | Well-defined area, delimited by a bright and thick upper contour, corresponding to the top of the hidrocystoma. The content of the lesion is filled with a completely homogeneous hyporeflective material. A thick hyperreflective contour surrounds the cupoliform structure. |
Vascular structures | Vascular structures |
Well-defined, hyporeflective vessels of various shapes/size, located within the dermis and especially next to lobules. | Dilated vessels situated above the cupoliform area, not consistently visible. |
Epidermal changes | Epidermal changes |
Parakeratosis, disorganized epidermis. | Not detected. |
Bright cells within epidermis/lobules | Bright cells within epidermis/lobules |
Hyperreflective structures within the epidermis and/or the lobules. | Not detected. |