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BIB_445

Dysplastic naevus re-excision decision rule — completely-excised mild/moderately (and per new evidence, even severely) dysplastic naevi with CLEAR margins do NOT need routine re-excision; observation is evidence-based. Fills a gap AND corrects an outdated line: TASK07 §3 currently states the generic conservative "re-excise if margins involved/close," which is out of step with the modern Pigmented Lesions Subcommittee (PLS) consensus + recent cohort evidence and risks reflexive over-treatment. EXACTLY patient-specific: one of his FOUR same-day 2026-05-26 excisions is the contralateral atypical…

Evidence grade
B
Tier
2 (Ariasi 2025 multicenter retrospective ≥5-yr + PLS 2015 expert consensus + Kim
Cited by tasks
7, 22, 24
Identifiers
PMC13003388

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