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Volume 351:2770-2771 December 23, 2004 Number 26
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Management of Cutaneous Melanoma

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To the Editor: The excellent review by Tsao and colleagues on the management of cutaneous melanoma (Sept. 2 issue)1 makes no mention of dermoscopy,2 an in vivo, noninvasive technique that permits visualization of numerous morphologic features that are invisible to the naked eye, and thus enhances the clinical diagnosis of nearly all pigmented lesions. In our opinion, this method is particularly useful for patients at high risk for melanoma because of a genetic predisposition or multiple risk factors. Such patients often have many pigmented lesions, a cause of concern to them and their dermatologists. These patients frequently undergo many surgical . . . [Full Text of this Article]



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