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. 2021 Apr 12;11(2):e2021050. doi: 10.5826/dpc.1102a50

Table 4.

Dermoscopic Features of 40 Invasive cSCC by Histopathologic Degree of Differentiation

Characteristica High (n = 21) Intermediate (n = 12) Low (n = 7) P
Vascular structures
 Dotted 1 (4.8) 0 (0) 0 (0) .63
 Hairpin-like 1 (4.8) 1 (8.3) 0 (0) .72
 Glomerular 3 (14.3) 0 (0) 0 (0) .23
 Linear irregular 12 (57.1) 7 (58.3) 5 (71.4) .79
 Polymorphous 4 (19.0) 4 (33.3) 2 (28.6) .64
Vascular arrangement
 Diffuse 9 (42.9) 7 (58.3) 0 (0) .04
 Clustered 0 (0) 0 (0) 0 (0) -
 Peripheral 11 (52.4) 5 (41.7) 7 (100) .04
Features of keratinization
 Scales 15 (71.4) 6 (50.0) 2 (28.6) .11
 Keratin clods 13 (61.9) 7 (58.3) 3 (42.9) .68
 White circles 18 (85.7) 8 (66.7) 2 (28.6) .02
 Central keratin plug 4 (19.0) 1 (8.3) 0 (0) .37
Erosions and ulcerations
 None 3 (14.3) 1 (8.3) 0 (0) .54
 Erosions 3 (14.3) 1 (8.3) 0 (0) .54
 Ulcerations 15 (71.4) 10 (83.3) 7 (100) .25
Background color
 White 1 (4.8) 0 (0) 0 (0) .63
 Pink 4 (19.0) 3 (25.0) 1 (14.3) .84
 Red 2 (9.5) 2 (16.7) 0 (0) .50
 Pigmented 1 (4.8) 0 (0) 0 (0) .63
 Mixed 13 (61.9) 7 (58.3) 6 (85.7) .44
a

Values are n (%).