Dermoscopy of small melanomas: just miniaturized dermoscopy?. (11th June 2014)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Seidenari, S.; Ferrari, C.; Borsari, S.; Fabiano, A.; Bassoli, S.; Giusti, F.; Ponti, G.; Magnoni, C.
• Is Part Of: British journal of dermatology. Volume 171:Number 5(2014:Nov.)
• Page Start: 1006
• Page End: 1013
• Publication Date: 2014-06-11
• Subjects: Dermatology -- Periodicals; Skin -- Diseases -- Periodicals; 616.5
• DOI: 10.1111/bjd.12542
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 0007-0963

Abstract

<abstract abstract-type="short" xml:lang="en" id="bjd12542-abs-0002"> <title> <x xml:space="preserve">Abstract</x> </title> <p> <bold>What's already known about this topic?</bold> </p> <p> <list id="bjd12542-list-0001" list-type="bullet"> <list-item> <p>Only sporadic reports on the dermoscopic aspects of small melanomas are available at present.</p> </list-item> <list-item> <p>As small melanomas are those in an initial growth phase, it is important to know whether they have peculiar dermoscopic features enabling early diagnosis.</p> </list-item> </list> </p> <p> <bold>What does this study add?</bold> </p> <p> <list id="bjd12542-list-0002" list-type="bullet"> <list-item> <p>To the best of our knowledge, this article presents the largest dermoscopic database on small melanomas and micromelanomas.</p> </list-item> </list> </p> </abstract>