Usefulness of Dermoscopy to Provide Accurate Assessment of Skin Cancers

June 2021 in “ Clinical, Cosmetic and Investigational Dermatology ”

Anna Michalak-Stoma, Katarzyna Małkińska, Dorota Krasowska

dermoscopy melanoma non-melanoma skin cancers seborrheic keratosis Basal Cell Carcinoma Squamous Cell Carcinoma histopathological examinations skin neoplasms biopsy SK BCC SCC

TLDR Dermoscopy is an effective tool for accurately detecting skin cancers.

The document "Usefulness of Dermoscopy to Provide Accurate Assessment of Skin Cancers" discusses the effectiveness of dermoscopy, a non-invasive diagnostic tool, in accurately assessing skin cancers. Dermoscopy improves diagnostic accuracy for melanoma and non-melanoma skin cancers compared to naked eye examination by visualizing subsurface skin structures. The document presents two cases of patients with seborrheic keratosis (SK), a benign skin tumor, who were diagnosed with skin cancer through dermoscopic and histopathological examinations. It also discusses the dermoscopic features of common skin cancers like Basal Cell Carcinoma (BCC) and Squamous Cell Carcinoma (SCC), and the need for competence in interpreting dermoscopic images. The document emphasizes the importance of careful observation and biopsy when necessary to differentiate between these conditions and malignant skin neoplasms. It concludes by advocating for the use of dermoscopy as a widely available, accurate, fast, and relatively easy-to-perform method for detecting malignant skin tumors.

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