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EXPERIMENTAL DERMATOLOGY
卷 32, 期 4, 页码 392-402出版社
WILEY
DOI: 10.1111/exd.14713
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basal cell carcinoma; collagen; multiphoton microscopy; quantitative analysis; second harmonic generation
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Basal cell carcinoma (BCC) is the most common skin cancer, and non-invasive in vivo technologies such as multiphoton microscopy (MPM) can aid in diagnosing and prognosticating these tumors. This study explored the potential of MPM to differentiate collagen changes associated with different BCC subtypes compared to normal skin structures and benign lesions. The results showed that collagen distribution is more aligned surrounding BCCs nests compared to normal structures and benign lesions, and collagen is orientated more parallelly surrounding indolent BCC subtypes versus those with aggressive behavior.
Basal cell carcinoma (BCC) is the most common skin cancer, and its incidence is rising. Millions of benign biopsies are performed annually for BCC diagnosis, increasing morbidity, and healthcare costs. Non-invasive in vivo technologies such as multiphoton microscopy (MPM) can aid in diagnosing BCC, reducing the need for biopsies. Furthermore, the second harmonic generation (SHG) signal generated from MPM can classify and prognosticate cancers based on extracellular matrix changes, especially collagen type I. We explored the potential of MPM to differentiate collagen changes associated with different BCC subtypes compared to normal skin structures and benign lesions. Quantitative analysis such as frequency band energy analysis in Fourier domain, CurveAlign and CT-FIRE fibre analysis was performed on SHG images from 52 BCC and 12 benign lesions samples. Our results showed that collagen distribution is more aligned surrounding BCCs nests compared to the skin's normal structures (p < 0.001) and benign lesions (p < 0.001). Also, collagen was orientated more parallelly surrounding indolent BCC subtypes (superficial and nodular) versus those with more aggressive behaviour (infiltrative BCC) (p = 0.021). In conclusion, SHG signal from type I collagen can aid not only in the diagnosis of BCC but could be useful for prognosticating these tumors. Our initial results are limited to a small number of samples, requiring large-scale studies to validate them. These findings represent the groundwork for future in vivo MPM for diagnosis and prognosis of BCC.
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