Publication at Faculty of Medicine in Pilsen |
2019
Abstract
Early diagnosis of malignant melanoma is the key to good prognosis of the disease. With the increasing incidence of this tumor, the effort to improve the non-invasive examination methods of pigment lesions goes hand in hand.
Dermatoscopic examination is already part of the routine practice and a number of workplaces use devices for digital dermatoscopy. However, full-body scanning, followed by changes in pigment lesions over time using computer image analysis, is a relatively new method in our environment.
The authors describe the practice of combining both methods, whole-body scanning (mapping) and digital dermatoscopy, which significantly refine the diagnosis and thus reduce the number of excisions performed.