Hunting for Early Melanomas With a Maximum Clinical Surface Diameter up to 6 mm: A Prospective Study of Reflectance Confocal Microscopy Features in 68 Consecutive Cases.

Background: Early diagnosis of melanoma and prompt effective therapy optimizes prognosis. Reflectance confocal microscopy (RCM) facilitates diagnosis by providing immediate 3D single cell resolution down into the papillary dermis.

Methods: Consecutive cases were examined using a Vivascope 1500 confocal microscope at a single referral medical practice in Sydney, Australia 2019-2023.

The Hunt for Baby Melanomas: A Prospective Study of the Dermoscopy Features on 100 Small Melanoma Cases with Vivo Surface Diameters up to a Maximum of 6 mm.

Introduction: Early diagnosis can improve melanoma prognosis. Dermoscopy can enhance early melanoma recognition.

Objectives: Examine the dermoscopy features of early melanoma up to a maximum surface diameter of 6 mm.

Do prophylactic steroids prevent chemical meningitis in surgery for epidermoid cysts? Case report and literature review.

Background: Cranial and spinal epidermoid cysts (ECs) are rare and surgical resection can be complicated by chemical meningitis. Here, we treated a patient undergoing surgical resection of an intramedullary spinal EC with prophylactic steroids to help prevent postoperative chemical meningitis. Notably, we found a paucity of evidence regarding the efficacy of steroids used for this purpose.

Basal cell carcinoma with perineural invasion: A prospective study examining subtype, tumor surface diameter, invasion depth, and anatomic site in 3005 consecutive cases.

Background: Basal cell carcinoma (BCC) may present with or without perineural invasion (PNI). We reviewed BCC for PNI by subtype, microscopic tumor surface diameter, invasion depth, and anatomic site.

Method: Consecutive excisions were prospectively collected in an Australian center 2016-2018.