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Case Report: melanoma and melanocytic nevus differentiation with reflectance confocal microscopy. [v1; ref status: indexed, http://f1000r.es/5mr] | |
Joanna Łudzik1  Giovanni Pellacani2  Alexander M Witkowski2  | |
[1] Department of Biostatistics and Telemedicine, Jagiellonian University Medical College, Krakow, 31-530, Poland;Department of Dermatology, University of Modena and Reggio Emilia, Modena, 41124, Italy; | |
关键词: Dermatologic Pathology; Skin Cancers (incl. Melanoma & Lymphoma); | |
DOI : 10.12688/f1000research.6793.1 | |
来源: DOAJ |
【 摘 要 】
Historically, melanoma has been typically diagnosed by naked-eye examination and confirmed with invasive biopsy. However, recently the use of reflectance confocal microscopy enables non-invasive bedside diagnosis of clinically equivocal lesions. We present a case in which reflectance confocal microscopy was used to evaluate two skin lesions in the same patient confirming the diagnosis of a melanoma and potentially avoiding invasive biopsy in the second benign melanocytic lesion. Clinicians should be aware of the availability of new non-invasive technologies that can aid in early diagnosis of malignant skin tumors and potentially reduce the number of benign lesion excisions.
【 授权许可】
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