Correlation of Handheld Reflectance Confocal Microscopy With Radial Video Mosaicing for Margin Mapping of Lentigo Maligna and Lentigo Maligna Melanoma
Author(s) -
Oriol Yélamos,
Miguel Córdova,
Nina R. Blank,
Kıvanç Köse,
Stephen W. Dusza,
Erica H. Lee,
Milind Rajadhyaksha,
Kishwer S. Nehal,
Anthony Rossi
Publication year - 2017
Publication title -
jama dermatology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 2.128
H-Index - 166
eISSN - 2168-6084
pISSN - 2168-6068
DOI - 10.1001/jamadermatol.2017.3114
Subject(s) - medicine , lentigo maligna melanoma , lentigo maligna , quadrant (abdomen) , surgical margin , radiology , biopsy , nuclear medicine , melanoma , surgery , cancer research , resection
The management of lentigo maligna (LM) and LM melanoma (LMM) is challenging because of extensive subclinical spread and its occurrence on cosmetically sensitive areas. Reflectance confocal microscopy (RCM) improves diagnostic accuracy for LM and LMM and can be used to delineate their margins.
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