ArticleCancers2022
Cutaneous Melanoma Systematic Diagnostic Workflows and Integrated Reflectance Confocal Microscopy Assessed with a Retrospective, Comparative Longitudinal (2009-2018) Study.
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- S1 guideline for imaging diagnostics for skin diseases.Journal der Deutschen Dermatologischen Gesellschaft = Journal of the German Society of Dermatology : JDDG · 2025Guideline
- Clinical, Dermoscopic, and Histological Characteristics of Melanoma Patients According to the Age Groups: A Retrospective Observational Study.Life (Basel, Switzerland) · 2023Article
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Abstract
backgroundThe increasing global burden of melanoma demands efficient health services. Accurate early melanoma diagnosis improves prognosis.
objectivesTo assess melanoma prevention strategies and a systematic diagnostic-therapeutical workflow (improved patient access and high-performance technology integration) and estimate cost savings.
methodsRetrospective analysis of epidemiological data of an entire province over a 10-year period of all excised lesions suspicious for melanoma (melanoma or benign), registered according to excision location: reference hospital (DP) or other (NDP). A systematic diagnostic-therapeutical workflow, including direct patient access, primary care physician education and high-performance technology (reflectance confocal microscopy (RCM)) integration, was implemented. Impact was assessed with the number of lesions needed to excise (NNE).
resultsFrom 40,832 suspicious lesions excised, 7.5% (
conclusionsMelanoma prevention strategies combined with systematic diagnostic-therapeutical workflow reduced the ratio of nevi excised to identify each melanoma. Total costs may be reduced by as much as 37%.
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