The most common challenges in melanoma diagnosis and how to avoid them Journal Article
| Authors: | Marghoob, A. A.; Changchien, L.; Defazio, J.; Dessio, W. C.; Malvehy, J.; Zalaudek, I.; Halpern, A. C.; Scope, A. |
| Article Title: | The most common challenges in melanoma diagnosis and how to avoid them |
| Abstract: | Due to its particularly lethal nature and tendency to affect relatively young individuals, the timely diagnosis of melanoma remains of paramount importance for clinicians and their patients. Unfortunately, melanomas can mimic benign lesions that are overwhelmingly more common in the population than are melanomas, and misdiagnosis or delay in diagnosis of melanoma can occur. Misdiagnosis of melanoma serves as one of the most common causes for malpractice litigation brought against medical practitioners. In this review we describe seven clinical scenarios that represent challenges in melanoma diagnosis and discuss potential strategies for avoiding the errors that commonly give rise to those scenarios. © 2009 The Authors. |
| Keywords: | review; neoplasm staging; diagnostic accuracy; melanoma; skin biopsy; skin defect; nevus; skin neoplasms; diagnosis, differential; tumor volume; biopsy; epiluminescence microscopy; diagnostic errors; seborrheic keratosis; diagnostic error; juvenile melanoma; physician; malpractice; cancer of unknown primary site; medical documentation; photography; delay in diagnosis; legal; litigation; misdiagnosis; liquid nitrogen; demoplastic melanoma |
| Journal Title: | Australasian Journal of Dermatology |
| Volume: | 50 |
| Issue: | 1 |
| ISSN: | 0004-8380 |
| Publisher: | Wiley Blackwell |
| Date Published: | 2009-02-01 |
| Start Page: | 1 |
| End Page: | 15 |
| Language: | English |
| DOI: | 10.1111/j.1440-0960.2008.00496_1.x |
| PUBMED: | 19178485 |
| PROVIDER: | scopus |
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| Notes: | --- - "Cited By (since 1996): 4" - "Export Date: 30 November 2010" - "CODEN: AJDEB" - "Source: Scopus" |
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