Nevi and lasers: Practical considerations Journal Article
| Authors: | Rogers, T.; Krakowski, A. C.; Marino, M. L.; Rossi, A.; Anderson, R. R.; Marghoob, A. A. |
| Article Title: | Nevi and lasers: Practical considerations |
| Abstract: | Lasers are increasingly used for elective ablation of melanocytic nevi (MN). However, the associated risks of treating MN with lasers are debated and not well studied. Theoretical risks include inadvertently treating a melanoma mistaken for a nevus, the inability to remove all nevus cells and the possibility for residual cells to undergo malignant transformation, and the difficulty in clinically monitoring the remnant nevus for melanoma progression. Additional concerns include the morphological suitability of a lesion for laser removal and managing patients’ expectations about the variable cosmetic outcomes. These potential issues have prompted us to outline some practical suggestions for clinicians and patients to consider when determining the suitability of a nevus for laser ablation. The choice to perform laser removal of a nevus is personal, both from the perspective of the treating physician and that of the person being treated. While acknowledging some uncertainty, we believe that these suggestions can help mitigate risk and improve patient outcomes. Lasers Surg. Med. 50:7–9, 2018. © 2017 Wiley Periodicals, Inc. © 2017 Wiley Periodicals, Inc. |
| Keywords: | treatment response; cancer risk; letter; disease association; melanoma; dermoscopy; reflectance confocal microscopy; melanocyte; epiluminescence microscopy; high risk patient; melanocytic nevus; complications; expectation; clinical effectiveness; laser surgery; risk reduction; cutaneous melanoma; laser; lentigo; pigmented nevus; hypertrophic scar; low risk patient; human; priority journal; pigmented lesion |
| Journal Title: | Lasers in Surgery and Medicine |
| Volume: | 50 |
| Issue: | 1 |
| ISSN: | 0196-8092 |
| Publisher: | John Wiley & Sons |
| Date Published: | 2018-01-01 |
| Start Page: | 7 |
| End Page: | 9 |
| Language: | English |
| DOI: | 10.1002/lsm.22766 |
| PROVIDER: | scopus |
| PUBMED: | 29159963 |
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| Notes: | Letter -- Export Date: 6 February 2018 -- Source: Scopus |
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