A research team has developed a diagnostic system that uses artificial intelligence (AI) to accurately identify the type of facial pigmented lesions and support laser treatment decisions. A paper on ...

In summary, LM management depends on the individual patient and the tumor. Excision by the wide-margin Mohs technique (taking at least the 5 mm recommended margin around the tumor) would be the ...

A 72-year-old woman presented with a slightly erythematous macular lesion measuring 333 cm, with undefined borders, on the left temporal area of the face.

Handheld reflectance confocal microscopy with radial video mosaicing showed utility in mapping lentigo maligna and lentigo maligna melanoma.The prospective trial included patients with biopsy ...

The strongest predictor of lentigo maligna melanoma progression is histologic margin status, and patients with margins less than 3 mm should consider re-excision, according to a study.“Lentigo ...

For patients with lentigo maligna (LM) in-situ melanoma, topical imiquimod has a pathological complete regression (pCR) rate of 37%, according to a study published online in the British Journal of ...

Discover a study showing how AI outperforms dermatologists in diagnosing facial pigmented lesions, supporting safer treatment decisions.

Lentigo in cats is a common dermatological condition characterized by the presence of small, flat, brownish spots on the skin — particularly around the lips, nose, and eyelid margins. Unlike in ...

(HealthDay)—For patients with lentigo maligna, staged surgical excision is associated with a low rate of recurrence, according to research published online Nov. 30 in the British Journal of ...

Carbon dioxide laser ablation may have a role as an alternative treatment for a common precancerous skin lesion known as lentigo maligna when surgery or radiation therapy is not feasible ...

Nevus-like and lentigo-like lesions were less likely to be identified by patients and their families, yet much more so by dermatologists.

SKIN cancer rates are on the rise due to an increase in unprotected sun exposure. For one type - lentigo maligna melanoma - freckles on the face could be a sign.