Publications by authors named "Laura Chaput"
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- * A study involving 21 patients revealed five key themes: understanding the diagnosis, personal treatment decisions, patient involvement in choices, reassurance from HFUS, and overall patient satisfaction with the surgical approach.
- * Most patients preferred the one-step surgery for its efficiency and the reduced number of interventions, highlighting the need for patient-centered care in medical decision-making processes.
Background: Surgical margins of melanoma vary from 5 mm to 1 or 2 cm depending on histology thickness (Breslow). This approach usually requires two surgical steps: excisional biopsy and further re-excision according to histology thickness. A previous systematic review showed that measuring melanoma thickness with high-resolution ultrasound imaging equipment correlates well with histological measurement of melanoma thickness.
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