Seven Non-melanoma Features to Rule Out Facial Melanoma
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https://doi.org/10.2340/00015555-2759Keywords:
dermatoscopy, dermoscopy, face, melanoma, lentigo maligna, diagnosisAbstract
Facial melanoma is difficult to diagnose and dermatoscopic features are often subtle. Dermatoscopic non-melanoma patterns may have a comparable diagnostic value. In this pilot study, facial lesions were collected retrospectively, resulting in a case set of 339 melanomas and 308 non-melanomas. Lesions were evaluated for the prevalence (>50% of lesional surface) of 7 dermatoscopic non-melanoma features: scales, white follicles, erythema/reticular vessels, reticular and/or curved lines/fingerprints, structureless brown colour, sharp demarcation, and classic criteria of seborrhoeic keratosis. Melanomas had a lower number of non-melanoma patterns (p<0.001). Scoring a lesion suspicious when no prevalent non-melanoma pattern is found resulted in a sensitivity of 88.5% and a specificity of 66.9% for the diagnosis of melanoma. Specificity was higher for solar lentigo (78.8%) and seborrhoeic keratosis (74.3%) and lower for actinic keratosis (61.4%) and lichenoid keratosis (25.6%). Evaluation of prevalent non-melanoma patterns can provide slightly lower sensitivity and higher specificity in detecting facial melanoma compared with already known malignant features.Downloads
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Copyright (c) 2017 Philipp Tschandl, Alessio Gambardella, Amélie Boespflug, Teresa Deinlein, Vincenzo de Giorgi, Harald Kittler, Aimilios Lallas, Josep Malvehy, Elvira Moscarella, Susana Puig, Massimiliano Scalvenzi, Luc Thomas, Iris Zalaudek, Roberto Alfano, Giuseppe Argenziano
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