In 'Biopsy Outperforms Reflectance Confocal Microscopy in Diagnosing and Subtyping Basal Cell Carcinoma: Results and Experiences from a Randomized Controlled Multicentre Trial', the authors found that reflectance confocal microscopy (RCM) identifies basal cell carcinoma (BCC) with 99% sensitivity and, impressively, distinguishes superficial BCCs from more aggressive BCCs with 88.9% sensitivity compared to punch biopsy (PB) at 91%,1 a difference without statistical significance.
Lost in Translation: True Clinical Impact of RCM Overlooked in "Biopsy outperforms Reflectance Confocal Microscopy in Diagnosing and Subtyping Basal Cell Carcinoma: Results and Experiences from a Randomized Controlled Multicentre Trial" / Gill, M., Pellacani, G., Grant-Kels, J.M., Ardigò, M., Chen, C.J., Gonzalez, S., Guitera, P., Longo, C., Malvehy, J., Markowitz, O., Puig, S., Rabinovitz, H., Rao, B.K., Scope, A., Ulrich, M.. - In: BRITISH JOURNAL OF DERMATOLOGY. - ISSN 0007-0963. - (2020), pp. N/A-N/A. [10.1111/bjd.19602]
Lost in Translation: True Clinical Impact of RCM Overlooked in "Biopsy outperforms Reflectance Confocal Microscopy in Diagnosing and Subtyping Basal Cell Carcinoma: Results and Experiences from a Randomized Controlled Multicentre Trial"
Pellacani, G;
2020
Abstract
In 'Biopsy Outperforms Reflectance Confocal Microscopy in Diagnosing and Subtyping Basal Cell Carcinoma: Results and Experiences from a Randomized Controlled Multicentre Trial', the authors found that reflectance confocal microscopy (RCM) identifies basal cell carcinoma (BCC) with 99% sensitivity and, impressively, distinguishes superficial BCCs from more aggressive BCCs with 88.9% sensitivity compared to punch biopsy (PB) at 91%,1 a difference without statistical significance.I documenti in IRIS sono protetti da copyright e tutti i diritti sono riservati, salvo diversa indicazione.
