Kirkpatrick J J, Taggart I, Rigby H S, Townsend P L
Department of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Frenchay Hospital, Bristol, UK.
Br J Plast Surg. 1995 Jun;48(4):247-51. doi: 10.1016/0007-1226(95)90011-x.
The Pigmented Lesion Clinic (PLC) at Frenchay Hospital was started in January 1993 to deal rapidly and effectively with a growing number of referrals of suspicious pigmented lesions. Its objectives were to offer expert assessment and either reassurance or excision at the first PLC following referral by the patient's general practitioner. During 1993, 1055 patients were seen in 37 PLCs and 357 excision biopsies were performed. We have compared the Breslow thicknesses of malignant melanomas diagnosed from the PLCs with those of all other (non-PLC) malignant melanomas referred to our unit over the same period. We discuss the development and results of the first year of our PLC and the advantages it confers.
1993年1月，弗伦奇医院的色素沉着病变诊所（PLC）成立，旨在迅速、有效地处理越来越多可疑色素沉着病变的转诊病例。其目标是在患者的全科医生转诊后，在首个PLC就诊时提供专业评估，并给予安心的答复或进行切除。1993年期间，在37个PLC中诊治了1055名患者，并进行了357例切除活检。我们将从PLC诊断出的恶性黑色素瘤的 Breslow 厚度与同期转诊至我们科室的所有其他（非PLC）恶性黑色素瘤的厚度进行了比较。我们讨论了PLC第一年的发展情况和成果以及它带来的优势。
