STOLZ, W and LANDTHALER, M (1994) CLASSIFICATION, DIAGNOSIS, AND DIFFERENTIAL-DIAGNOSIS OF MALIGNANT-MELANOMA. CHIRURG, 65 (3). pp. 145-152. ISSN 0009-4722,
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Due to the recent increase of incidence of malignant melanoma and due to the significance of early detection for a definite cure from the disease, diagnosis and differential diagnosis of malignant melanoma are very important. At first glance the malignant potential of a pigmented mole can be evaluated by the macroscopical ABCD rule (Asymmetry, irregular Border, different Colors, and Diameter larger than 6 mm). In addition, also the history of the patient might be helpful. Thus a malignant melanoma should be considered when a patient reports a new rapidly growing pigmented lesion or a change in an existing mole in color, size, shape, and surface. Itching or burning should also arouse the suspicion of a malignant change. Risk factors for the development of a malignant melanmoma are a high number of benign melanocytic nevi, large congenital melanocytic nevi, fair skin types with a tendency to sunburns and a malignant melanoma in the family of the patient. With dermatoscopy, which is skin surface microscopy at 10x magnification, the difficult macroscopical differential diagnosis is facilitated, because this technique opens a new dimension between macroscopy and microscopy.
| Item Type: | Article |
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| Uncontrolled Keywords: | PIGMENTED SKIN-LESIONS; INVIVO EPILUMINESCENCE MICROSCOPY; CUTANEOUS MELANOMA; RISK-FACTORS; SURFACE MICROSCOPY; PROGNOSTIC INDEX; NEVI; PREGNANCY; CRITERIA; TUMOR; MALIGNANT MELANOMA; MELANOCYTIC NEVUS; PIGMENTED SKIN LESIONS; DERMATOLOGY |
| Depositing User: | Dr. Gernot Deinzer |
| Last Modified: | 19 Oct 2022 08:40 |
| URI: | https://pred.uni-regensburg.de/id/eprint/53427 |
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