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ArticlePostepy dermatologii i alergologii2021

Predictive value of global dermoscopic pattern in patients diagnosed with cutaneous melanoma.

Katarzyna Podolec, Paweł Brzewski, Magdalena Pirowska, Anna Wojas-Pelc

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Article in Postepy dermatologii i alergologii, 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 1 paper.

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Katarzyna PodolecDepartment of Dermatology, Jagiellonian University Medical College, Krakow, Poland.
Paweł BrzewskiDepartment of Dermatology, Jagiellonian University Medical College, Krakow, Poland.
Magdalena PirowskaDepartment of Dermatology, Jagiellonian University Medical College, Krakow, Poland.
Anna Wojas-PelcDepartment of Dermatology, Jagiellonian University Medical College, Krakow, Poland.
Jagiellonian University · PL

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Abstract

introductionDermoscopy is one of the most commonly used methods in early diagnosis of melanoma. It is conducted to differentiate between benign and malignant patterns in melanocytic lesions.

aimTo determine if there is a predominance of one dermoscopic pattern in patients with melanoma and if there is a significant difference in dominant global dermoscopic pattern in patients with cutaneous melanomas correlated with patients' sex and the location of the primary tumor. MATERIAL AND

methodsThe study included 162 patients with prior diagnosis of cutaneous melanoma. Dermoscopic and videodermoscopic pictures and patient data were analyzed with regard to the pattern: reticular, globular, homogeneous and mixed pattern (two-component pattern; reticular-globular pattern) with central or peripheral globules and multicomponent (mixed - at least 3 types of structures in one nevus).

resultsThe reticular pattern was significantly more prevalent in male patients (38.57%, 27 patients) in comparison to female patients (18.45%, 17 patients). We also found a statistically significant lower prevalence of reticular pattern in patients diagnosed with melanomas located on upper limbs. The homogeneous pattern was statistically significantly more prevalent in patients in whom primary tumors were located on the head and upper limbs.

conclusionsOur study suggests that predominant complex patterns are more commonly observed in patients diagnosed with cutaneous melanoma, although there is a significant number of patients with predominant reticular and homogeneous patterns, which are not often associated with an increased risk of development of melanoma.

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cutaneous malignant melanomadermoscopymelanoma

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