Clinicopathological confrontation. Was the skin cancer eradicated?
Arrese, J.E.; Piérard, G.E.; Ruiz Ballon, M.; Quatresooz, P.
Revue Medicale de Liege 62(9): 582-584
2007
ISSN/ISBN: 0370-629X PMID: 17966795 Document Number: 609222
Distinguishing complete removal of a skin cancer and its partial destruction is frequently requested by the clinicians and their patients. The information is awaited from the laboratory, but it is not always correctly interpreted by the information-seekers. The factors influencing this assessment include the combination of the nature of the antineoplastic therapy, the sampling modality of the area to be examined, and the quality of the dermatopathology procedure. In addition, the possibility of neoplastic regression linked to scarring or, conversely, the existence of a possible field cancerisation should be taken into consideration.