Case Report: melanoma and melanocytic nevus differentiation with reflectance confocal microscopy. [v1; ref status: indexed, http://f1000r.es/5mr]

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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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