Early diagnosis of melanoma: What is the impact of dermoscopy?

Dermatologic Therapy

Volumn 25, Issue 5, 2012, Pages 403-409

  Argenziano, Giuseppe ^a   Albertini, Giuseppe ^a   Castagnetti, Fabio ^b   De Pace, Barbara ^a   Di Lernia, Vito ^a   Longo, Caterina ^a   Pellacani, Giovanni ^c   Piana, Simonetta ^b   Ricci, Cinzia ^a   Zalaudek, Iris ^d  

^a Dermatology Unit   (Italy)

^b University of Modena and Reggio Emilia ^*  (Italy)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MODENA AND REGGIO EMILIA   (Italy)

^d MEDICAL UNIVERSITY OF GRAZ   (Austria)

Author keywords

dermatoscopy; dermoscopy; early diagnosis; melanoma

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CANCER MORTALITY; CANCER SCREENING; DYSPLASTIC NEVUS; EARLY DIAGNOSIS; EPILUMINESCENCE MICROSCOPY; HUMAN; MELANOCYTIC NEVUS; MELANOMA; NUMBERS NEEDED TO TREAT; PATIENT MONITORING; SKIN EXAMINATION;

ATTITUDE OF HEALTH PERSONNEL; DERMOSCOPY; EARLY DETECTION OF CANCER; HUMANS; MASS SCREENING; MELANOMA; PHYSICIAN'S PRACTICE PATTERNS; SKIN NEOPLASMS;

EID: 84867370280     PISSN: 13960296     EISSN: 15298019     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1529-8019.2012.01482.x     Document Type: Article

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