Nodular BCC

Shiny white strands: bright white relfective forms that are only visible under polarized dermoscopy. 

Due to altered collagen/fibroplasia

Shiny white strands: bright white relfective forms that are only visible under polarized dermoscopy. 

Due to altered collagen/fibroplasia

Multiple Aggregated Yellow-white (MAY) globules: negatively associated with superficial BCC and positively associated with deeper-seated, histologic, higher-grade tumor subtypes.1

Leaf-like structures: radial lines connecting to a common base. 

Correlates with melanocytes in the tumor island (Mart-1 staining)2

Notice how the telangiectasias from chronic sun damage arent as crisp as the arborizing vessels seen in BCC