Reflectance confocal microscopy as a second‐level examination in skin oncology improves diagnostic accuracy and saves unnecessary excisions: a longitudinal prospective study. (19th October 2014)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Pellacani, G.; Pepe, P.; Casari, A.; Longo, C.
• Is Part Of: British journal of dermatology. Volume 171:Number 5(2014:Nov.)
• Page Start: 1044
• Page End: 1051
• Publication Date: 2014-10-19
• Subjects: Dermatology -- Periodicals; Skin -- Diseases -- Periodicals; 616.5
• DOI: 10.1111/bjd.13148
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 0007-0963

Abstract

<abstract abstract-type="short" xml:lang="en" id="bjd12961-abs-0002"> <title> <x xml:space="preserve">Abstract</x> </title> <p> <bold>What's already known about this topic?</bold> </p> <p> <list id="bjd13148-list-0001" list-type="bullet"> <list-item> <p>Reflectance confocal microscopy is an add‐on tool to dermatoscopy that can increase specificity and improve diagnostic accuracy.</p> </list-item> </list> </p> <p> <bold>What does this study add?</bold> </p> <p> <list id="bjd13148-list-0002" list-type="bullet"> <list-item> <p>We demonstrated that the systematic use of confocal microscopy can reduce the number of benign lesions excised to rule out a melanoma and minimize the risk to refer a melanoma to digital dermatoscopy monitoring.</p> </list-item> </list> </p> </abstract>