In Vivo and Ex Vivo Confocal Microscopy for Dermatologic and Mohs Surgeons

• Autores: Caterina Longo, Moira Ragazzi, Milind Rajadhyaksha, Kishwer Nehal, Antoni Bennàssar Vicens, Giovanni Pellacani, Josep Malvehy
• Localización: Dermatologic clinics, ISSN 0733-8635, Vol. 34, Nº. 4, 2016 (Ejemplar dedicado a: Confocal Microscopy), págs. 497-504
• Idioma: inglés
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• Resumen

  • 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.