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Reflectance confocal microscopy (RCM) has a high concordance rate with histopathology for presurgical margin mapping in patients with lentigo maligna (LM) and lentigo maligna melanoma (LMM), according to the results of a study published in the Journal of the European Academy of Dermatology & Venereology.

As 2024 comes to a close, Dermatology Times is taking a look back at the studies, therapies, and advances in skin cancer this year.

Melanoma arising from pigment-producing cells known as melanocytes is the deadliest form of skin cancer. A major cause of melanoma is excessive exposure to ultraviolet light, from sunlight or other sources, which can trigger mutations that promote tumor formation.

Duke Cancer Institute researchers have identified potential biomarkers that predict the likelihood for checkpoint inhibitor drugs to backfire, driving hyper-progression of melanoma cells instead of unleashing the immune system to fight them.