Clinicopathological, dermoscopic features and circumstances of diagnosis of amelanotic or hypomelanotic melanoma: A prospective multicentric study in the French private medical sector

CONCLUSION: AHM are difficult to diagnose for the clinician because of the paucity or absence of pigmentary criteria. Knowledge of dermoscopic vascular patterns is critical and could help reduce the median Breslow index of AHM at the time of detection. Self-examination of the skin should be encouraged, and simple algorithms for earlier detection of skin cancers should be promoted among health professionals and the general population.PMID:38422599 | DOI:10.1016/j.annder.2024.103249

Source: Annales de Dermatologie et de Cenereologie - February 29, 2024 Category: Dermatology Authors: E Lorier Roy J-Y Gourhant C Derancourt N Jouan A Dupuy J-F S éi F édération Française de Formation Continue en Dermato-Vénéréologie Source Type: research