Reflectance confocal microscopy as a novel tool for presurgical identification of basal cell carcinoma biopsy site

Cristián Navarrete-Dechent; Shoko Mori; Miguel Cordova; Kishwer S Nehal

doi:10.1016/j.jaad.2018.08.058

Reflectance confocal microscopy as a novel tool for presurgical identification of basal cell carcinoma biopsy site

J Am Acad Dermatol. 2019 Jan;80(1):e7-e8. doi: 10.1016/j.jaad.2018.08.058. Epub 2018 Sep 20.

Authors

Cristián Navarrete-Dechent¹, Shoko Mori², Miguel Cordova², Kishwer S Nehal³

Affiliations

¹ Department of Dermatology, Facultad de Medicina, Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile, Santiago, Chile; Melanoma and Skin Cancer Unit, Facultad de Medicina, Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile, Santiago, Chile; Dermatology Service, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, New York, New York.
² Dermatology Service, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, New York, New York.
³ Dermatology Service, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, New York, New York. Electronic address: [email protected].

PMID: 30244067
DOI: 10.1016/j.jaad.2018.08.058

No abstract available

Keywords: Mohs micrographic surgery; basal cell carcinoma; biopsy site identification; confocal; reflectance confocal microscopy; wrong site surgery.

MeSH terms

Biopsy
Carcinoma, Basal Cell / pathology*
Carcinoma, Basal Cell / surgery*
Humans
Microscopy, Confocal*
Preoperative Care
Skin Neoplasms / pathology*
Skin Neoplasms / surgery*