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BIB_447

Initial diagnostic-biopsy MODALITY → Breslow microstaging accuracy / residual tumour at WLE — the MECHANISM behind the TASK24a DT-03 upstage-probability framing + an anti-FCR interpretation + a concrete patient-data item. Distinct from BIB407 (diagnostic accuracy/benign-vs-melanoma discordance), BIB420 (report completeness), BIB421 (timing): this is specifically partial-biopsy → Breslow under-assessment → WLE upstaging, with the reassurance that modality does NOT worsen prognosis. Patient-specific: his diagnostic biopsy was ~Apr 2026 (technique = an open data gap); the 2026-05-26 WLE yield…

Evidence grade
B
Tier
2 (Shellenber
Cited by tasks
22, 24, 24a
Identifiers
PMC7411171

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