Lost in translation: true clinical impact of reflectance confocal microscopy overlooked in ‘Biopsy outperforms reflectance confocal microscopy in diagnosing and subtyping basal cell carcinoma: results and experiences from a randomized controlled multicentre trial’

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Linked Article: Woliner‐van der Weg et al. Br J Dermatol 2021; 184:663–671.

Lost in translation: true clinical impact of reflectance confocal microscopy overlooked in ‘Biopsy outperforms reflectance confocal microscopy in diagnosing and subtyping basal cell carcinoma: results and experiences from a randomized controlled multicentre trial’: reply from authors

“…Lost in translation: true clinical impact of reflectance confocal microscopy overlooked in 'Biopsy outperforms reflectance confocal microscopy in diagnosing and subtyping basal cell carcinoma: results and experiences from a randomized controlled multicentre trial': reply from authors DEAR EDITOR, Firstly, we would like to thank M. Gill and colleagues for their interest shown in our study. 1,2 We agree on the importance of determining the place of reflectance confocal microscopy (RCM) as a diagnostic tool in real-world clinical practice, which is why we originally initiated our study. We chose to include patients with clinically suspected primary basal cell carcinoma (BCC), in which dermatoscopic evaluation was usually performed as well, as part of the daily clinical practice examination (as also mentioned by the authors as the current standard of many worldwide).…”

“…Dear Editor , Firstly, we would like to thank M. Gill and colleagues for their interest shown in our study 1,2 . We agree on the importance of determining the place of reflectance confocal microscopy (RCM) as a diagnostic tool in real‐world clinical practice, which is why we originally initiated our study.…”