Prospective Study of 2 mm Margins for the Biopsy of Dysplastic Nevi

Dysplastic Nevi Clinical Trial

Official title: Prospective Study of 2 mm Margins for the Biopsy of Dysplastic Nevi

Status Completed

Clinical Trial Summary

Non-interventional study to evaluate the utility of removing Dysplastic Nevi with a defined 2 mm margin.

Clinical Trial Description

This is a prospective, observational study to evaluate the utility of removing Dysplastic Nevi (DN) with a defined 2 mm margin. This is a non-interventional study that will observe the pathology results following a standard of care biopsy. Principal Investigator (PI) hypothesize that the majority of lesions removed with this technique will have margins free of nevus cells on examination of histopathological sections. Hence, pathologists will not suggest that an additional excision be performed to remove any residual nevus. PI also hypothesize that if biopsy sites are followed over time, the rate of nevus recurrence will be low, because investigators would have removed the majority, if not all of the lesion at the time of initial biopsy. ;

Related Conditions & MeSH terms

• Dysplastic Nevi
• Dysplastic Nevus Syndrome
• Hyperplasia
• Nevus

• NCT number: NCT03094273
• Study type: Observational
• Source: New York University School of Medicine
• Status: Completed
• Start date: February 25, 2013
• Completion date: March 2016