Abstract
Incorrect clinical or histologic diagnoses can lead to inappropriate under- or overtreatment. For example, lymph node dissection performed for a large inflamed nevus rather than a nodular melanoma subjects the patient to unnecessary risk and long-term complications. However, overtreatment rarely if ever causes as much trouble as an undertreatment. If surgical margins are incorrectly assessed by the pathologist, or if a melanoma is misdiagnosed as a nevus, inadequate surgical treatment may be provided. Only when a local recurrence or metastasis occurs are the surgeon and the patient (and perhaps the lawyer) aware of the dilemma.
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Petres, J., Rompel, R., Robins, P. (1996). Complications in Dermatologie Surgery. In: Dermatologic Surgery. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-60992-3_18
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