WEDNESDAY, March 5, 2025 (HealthDay News) — Handheld reflectance confocal microscopy (HH-RCM) is promising for detecting subclinical lentigo maligna (melanoma; LM/LMM), according to a study published in the March issue of the Journal of the European Academy of Dermatology & Venereology.
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ORLANDO — AI can transform how dermatologists diagnose skin conditions including melanoma; however, without attention to equitability, specifically in skin of color, it could exacerbate disparities in care, according to a speaker here.
Adewole Adamson, MD, MPP: Addressing Melanoma Diagnosis and Overdiagnosis
Adewole (Ade) Adamson, MD, MPP, FAAD, assistant professor in the Department of Dermatology at Dell Medical School, University of Texas at Austin, presented a session titled, “Approach to Melanoma Diagnosis" at the 2025 American Academy of Dermatology (AAD) Annual Meeting.
Dr Akkooi on Pathologic Review Discrepancies and Overtreatment Risks in Metastatic Melanoma
Alexander C.J. Van Akkooi, MD, PhD, FRACS, chair, Melanoma Surgery, Melanoma Institute Australia; associate professor, University of Sydney, discusses findings from the prospective EORTC-1208-MG registry study (NCT01942603), which, in addition to evaluating the outcomes of patients with minimal sentinel node tumor burden who were managed without complete lymph node dissection, evaluated the accuracy of local pathological review in diagnosing metastatic melanoma.