Published 2025-01-01
“…., Health Economics & Outcomes Research, Milan, Italy; 3Azienda Unità Sanitaria Locale – IRCCS di Reggio Emilia, Skin Cancer Center, Reggio Emilia, Italy; 4Department of Dermatology,
University of Modena and Reggio Emilia, Modena, Italy; 5Skin Cancer Unit, IRCCS Istituto Romagnolo per lo Studio dei Tumori (IRST) “Dino Amadori”, Meldola, Italy; 6Department of Medicine and Surgery, University of Parma, Parma, Italy; 7Dermatology Unit, Department of Surgical, Medical, Dental & Morphological Sciences with Interest Transplant, Oncological & Regenerative Medicine,
University of Modena and Reggio Emilia, Modena, 41125, Italy; 8Clinical and Experimental Medicine PhD Program,
University of Modena and Reggio Emilia, Modena, Italy; 9Porphyria and Rare Diseases Unit, San Gallicano Dermatological Institute-IRCCS, Roma, Italy; 10Department of Drug Sciences, CEFAT-Center of Pharmaceuticals Economics and Medical Technologies Evaluation, University of Pavia, Pavia, Italy; 11Department of Clinical Internal, Anesthesiological and Cardiovascular Sciences, Dermatology Clinic, Sapienza University of Rome, Rome, Italy*These authors contributed equally to this workCorrespondence: Giacomo Matteo Bruno, Department of Drug Sciences, University of Pavia, Pavia, Italy, Email giacomomatteo.bruno@unipv.itBackground: In a recent prospective, multicenter, two-arm randomized controlled trial (RCT), we demonstrated that adjunctive reflectance confocal microscopy (RCM) in routine clinical practice provides clinical benefits, including safe melanoma detection and a 43.3% reduction in the number needed to excise (NNE).Methods: A cost–benefit analysis was conducted based on NNEs for standard care (5.3) and adjunctive RCM (3.0). …”
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