In Vivo and Ex Vivo Confocal Microscopy for Dermatologic and Mohs Surgeons. Review uri icon

Overview

abstract

  • Confocal microscopy is a modern imaging device that has been extensively applied in skin oncology. More specifically, for tumor margin assessment, it has been used in two modalities: reflectance mode (in vivo on skin patient) and fluorescence mode (on freshly excised specimen). Although in vivo reflectance confocal microscopy is an add-on tool for lentigo maligna mapping, fluorescence confocal microscopy is far superior for basal cell carcinoma and squamous cell carcinoma margin assessment in the Mohs setting. This article provides a comprehensive overview of the use of confocal microscopy for skin cancer margin evaluation.

publication date

  • October 1, 2016

Research

keywords

  • Carcinoma, Basal Cell
  • Carcinoma, Squamous Cell
  • Hutchinson's Melanotic Freckle
  • Microscopy, Confocal
  • Mohs Surgery
  • Skin Neoplasms

Identity

PubMed Central ID

  • PMC5570550

Scopus Document Identifier

  • 84992401756

Digital Object Identifier (DOI)

  • 10.1016/j.det.2016.05.012

PubMed ID

  • 27692455

Additional Document Info

volume

  • 34

issue

  • 4