Journal
DERMATOLOGIC CLINICS
Volume 35, Issue 4, Pages 417-+Publisher
W B SAUNDERS CO-ELSEVIER INC
DOI: 10.1016/j.det.2017.06.003
Keywords
Dermoscopy; Dermatoscopy; Keratinocyte carcinomas; Diagnostic accuracy; Sensitivity; Specificity; Odds ratio; Melanoma
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- NCI NIH HHS [P30 CA008748] Funding Source: Medline
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Dermoscopy increases the sensitivity for skin cancer detection, decreases the number of benign lesions biopsied for each malignant diagnosis, and enables the diagnosis of thinner melanomas compared with naked eye examination. Multiple meta -analyses have identified that dermoscopy improves the diagnostic accuracy for melanoma when compared with naked eye examination. In addition, studies have established that dermoscopy can aid in the detection of keratinocyte carcinomas. Dermoscopy triage algorithms have been developed to help novices decide when a biopsy or a referral is most appropriate. In this article, the authors illustrate the dermoscopic features that assist in identifying melanoma and keratinocyte carcinomas.
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