Seven Non-melanoma Features to Rule Out Facial Melanoma

• Main Authors: Philipp Tschandl (Author), Alessio Gambardella (Author), Amélie Boespflug (Author), Teresa Deinlein (Author), Vincenzo de Giorgi (Author), Harald Kittler (Author), Aimilios Lallas (Author), Josep Malvehy (Author), Elvira Moscarella (Author), Susana Puig (Author), Massimiliano Scalvenzi (Author), Luc Thomas (Author), Iris Zalaudek (Author), Roberto Alfano (Author), Giuseppe Argenziano (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Medical Journals Sweden, 2017-08-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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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. Lesion...