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ReviewDrugs in context2015

Diagnosis and management of lentigo maligna: a review.

Julia M Kasprzak, Yaohui G Xu

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In one paragraph

Review in Drugs in context, 2015. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 22 papers, 9 of them syntheses that pooled it.

0numbers the graph read from it
0cells of the map it votes in
22citing papers in PubMed, 9 pooled it
14.0field-weighted citation impact, top 1% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

Each row is one number read from the abstract, on the scale the paper reported it, with its interval. Left of the dashed line favours the treatment, right favours the comparator. Under each row is the sentence it came from. New to these charts? A ten-minute tutorial.

The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

The trial behind it

Trials whose registry record cites this paper, or whose number appears in the abstract. A trial that started after this paper was published is citing it as background, not reporting it.

Neither the registry nor the abstract names a trial number. If this is a trial report, that itself is worth knowing.

3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

22 citing papers in PubMed, 9 syntheses or guidelines pooled it, 76 citations in OpenAlex.

  1. Pooled it
  2. High-frequency ultrasound for diagnosing skin cancer in adults.The Cochrane database of systematic reviews · 2018
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  3. Reflectance confocal microscopy for diagnosing cutaneous melanoma in adults.The Cochrane database of systematic reviews · 2018
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  4. Optical coherence tomography for diagnosing skin cancer in adults.The Cochrane database of systematic reviews · 2018
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  6. Visual inspection for diagnosing cutaneous melanoma in adults.The Cochrane database of systematic reviews · 2018
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  8. Teledermatology for diagnosing skin cancer in adults.The Cochrane database of systematic reviews · 2018
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  17. Comparison of SOX-10, HMB-45, and Melan-A in Benign Melanocytic Lesions.Clinical, cosmetic and investigational dermatology · 2021
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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

PubMed lists nothing against this paper. Absence here is not a guarantee, only a check that was made.

5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

2 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Julia M KasprzakDepartment of Dermatology, University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health, Madison, WI, USA.
Yaohui G XuDepartment of Dermatology, University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health, Madison, WI, USA.
University of Wisconsin–Madison · US

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Lentigo maligna is a melanocytic neoplasm occurring on sun-exposed skin, usually on the head and neck, of middle-aged and elderly patients. It is thought to represent the in situ phase of lentigo maligna melanoma. The ill-defined nature and potentially large size of lesions can pose significant diagnostic and treatment challenges. The goal of therapy is to cure the lesions in order to prevent development of invasive disease, and surgical excision is the treatment of choice to achieve clear histological margins. Nonsurgical treatment modalities have been reported; however, evidence is lacking to support their use. Age, general health, and comorbidities need to be taken into account when deciding the right treatment modality for each individual patient.

Indexed as

diagnosishistopathologyimiquimodimmunohistochemistrylentigo malignaMohs micrographic surgerystaged excision

Identifiers

PMID26082796
PMCPMC4453766
OpenAlexW2395477731

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