Dermoscopy of pigmented skin lesions - 21/08/11
Doi : 10.1016/j.jaad.2001.11.001
Ralph Peter Braun, MD a, ⁎ 
, Harold S. Rabinovitz, MD b, Margaret Oliviero, ARNP, MSN b, Alfred W. Kopf, MD c, Jean-Hilaire Saurat, MD a
, Harold S. Rabinovitz, MD b, Margaret Oliviero, ARNP, MSN b, Alfred W. Kopf, MD c, Jean-Hilaire Saurat, MD a a From the Pigmented Skin Lesion Unit, Department of Dermatology, University Hospital Geneva
b Skin and Cancer Associates, Plantation, Fla, and Department of Dermatology, University of Miami School of Medicine
c Ronald O. Perelman Department of Dermatology, New York University School of Medicine
Reprint requests: R. P. Braun, MD, Department of Dermatology, University Hospital Geneva, 24, rue Micheli-du-Crest, CH—1211Geneva 14, Switzerland.Geneva, Switzerland; Miami, Florida; and New York, New York
Résumé |
Dermoscopy is an in vivo method for the early diagnosis of malignant melanoma and the differential diagnosis of pigmented lesions of the skin. It has been shown to increase diagnostic accuracy over clinical visual inspection in the hands of experienced physicians. This article is a review of the principles of dermoscopy as well as recent technological developments.
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| Funding sources: The work of Dr Braun has been supported by the Swiss Cancer League. Dr Kopf has the following funding sources: The Ronald O. Perelman Department of Dermatology, New York University School of Medicine, Joseph H. Hazen Foundation, Mary and Emanuel Rosenthal Foundation, Kaplan Comprehensive Cancer Center (Cancer Center Support Core Grant No. 5P30-CA-16087), Blair O. Rogers Medical Research Fund, The Rahr Family Foundation, and Stravros S. Niarchos Foundation Fund of the Skin Cancer Foundation. Conflict of interest: None. |
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American Academy of Dermatology, Inc.. Publié par Elsevier Masson SAS. Tous droits réservés.
Vol 52 - N° 1
P. 109-121 - janvier 2005 Retour au numéro
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