Integration of reflectance confocal microscopy in sequential dermoscopy follow-up improves melanoma detection accuracy

British Journal of Dermatology

Volumn 172, Issue 2, 2015, Pages 365-371

  Stanganelli, I ^a   Longo, C ^b   Mazzoni, L ^a   Magi, S ^a   Medri, M ^a   Lanzanova, G ^c   Farnetani, F ^d   Pellacani, G ^d  

^a DEPARTMENT OF MEDICAL ONCOLOGY   (Italy)

^b S MARIA NUOVA HOSPITAL   (Italy)

^c SANTA MARIA DELLE CROCI HOSPITAL   (Italy)

^d UNIVERSITY OF MODENA AND REGGIO EMILIA   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CANCER DIAGNOSIS; CANCER SURGERY; CHECKLIST; CLINICAL FEATURE; CONFOCAL MICROSCOPY; CONTROLLED STUDY; CYTOLOGY; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DIAGNOSTIC TEST ACCURACY STUDY; EPILUMINESCENCE MICROSCOPY; EXCISION; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; MALE; MELANOMA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REFLECTANCE CONFOCAL MICROSCOPY; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SKIN COLOR; SKIN DEFECT; SKIN PIGMENTATION; STANDARD; EARLY DIAGNOSIS; PATHOLOGY; PROCEDURES; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SKIN TUMOR;

ADULT; DERMOSCOPY; EARLY DETECTION OF CANCER; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; MALE; MELANOMA; MICROSCOPY, CONFOCAL; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SKIN NEOPLASMS;

EID: 84922811248     PISSN: 00070963     EISSN: 13652133     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/bjd.13373     Document Type: Article

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