Dermoscopy for Cutaneous Melanoma: under the eye of both the dermatologist and the legal doctor
Keywords:
cutaneous melanoma, dermoscopy, informed consent, malpractice claimsReferences
References
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2. Naik PP. Cutaneous Malignant Melanoma: A Review of Early Diagnosis and Management. World J Oncol. 2021;12(1):7-19. doi: 10.14740/wjon1349.
3. Marghoob AA, Changchien L, DeFazio J, et al. The most common challenges in melanoma diagnosis and how to avoid them. Australas J Dermatol. 2009;50(1):1-13; quiz 14-5. doi: 10.1111/j.1440-0960.2008.00496_1.x.
4. Cirfera V, Toma G, Labrini G. Introduzione allo studio della dermatologia di interesse legale. Prat Medica Aspetti Leg. 2008;2(2):59-60. doi:10.7175/pmeal.v2i2.385
5. Sonthalia S, Pasquali P, Agrawal M, et al. Dermoscopy Update: Review of Its Extradiagnostic and Expanding Indications and Future Prospects. Dermatol Pract Concept. 2019;9(4):253-264. doi: 10.5826/dpc.0904a02.
6. Kittler H, Pehamberger H, Wolff K, Binder M. Diagnostic accuracy of dermoscopy. Lancet Oncol. 2002;3(3):159-65. doi: 10.1016/s1470-2045(02)00679-4.
7. Wang SQ, Dusza SW, Scope A, et al. Differences in dermoscopic images from nonpolarized dermoscope and polarized dermoscope influence the diagnostic accuracy and confidence level: a pilot study. Dermatol Surg. 2008;34(10):1389-95. doi: 10.1111/j.1524-4725.2008.34293.x.
8. Skvara H, Teban L, Fiebiger M, Binder M, Kittler H. Limitations of dermoscopy in the recognition of melanoma. Arch Dermatol. 2005;141(2):155-60. doi: 10.1001/archderm.141.2.155.
9. Kittler H, Guitera P, Riedl E, et al. Identification of clinically featureless incipient melanoma using sequential dermoscopy imaging. Arch Dermatol. 2006;142(9):1113-9. doi: 10.1001/archderm.142.9.1113.
10. Marino ML, Carrera C, Marchetti MA, Marghoob AA. Practice Gaps in Dermatology: Melanocytic Lesions and Melanoma. Dermatol Clin. 2016;34(3):353-62. doi: 10.1016/j.det.2016.03.003.
11. Steeb T, Wessely A, Niesert AC, et al. Patient Attitude towards Videodermatoscopy for the Detection of Skin Cancer: A Cross-Sectional Study. Oncol Res Treat. 2019;42(6):319-325. doi: 10.1159/000499630.
12. Bevona C, Goggins W, Quinn T, Fullerton J, Tsao H. Cutaneous melanomas associated with nevi. Arch Dermatol. 2003;139(12):1620-4; discussion 1624. doi: 10.1001/archderm.139.12.1620.
13. Salerni G, Terán T, Puig S, et al. Meta-analysis of digital dermoscopy follow-up of melanocytic skin lesions: a study on behalf of the International Dermoscopy Society. J Eur Acad Dermatol Venereol. 2013;27(7):805-14. doi: 10.1111/jdv.12032.
14. Argenziano G, Mordente I, Ferrara G, Sgambato A, Annese P, Zalaudek I. Dermoscopic monitoring of melanocytic skin lesions: clinical outcome and patient compliance vary according to follow-up protocols. Br J Dermatol. 2008;159(2):331-6. doi: 10.1111/j.1365-2133.2008.08649.x.
15. Gadens GA. Lack of compliance: a challenge for digital dermoscopy follow-up. An Bras Dermatol. 2014;89(2):242-4. doi: 10.1590/abd1806-4841.20142547.
16. Madigan LM, Treyger G, Kohen LL. Compliance with serial dermoscopic monitoring: An academic perspective. J Am Acad Dermatol. 2016;75(6):1171-1175. doi: 10.1016/j.jaad.2016.07.012.
17. Seidenari S, Ferrari C, Borsari S, et al. Dermoscopy of small melanomas: just miniaturized dermoscopy? Br J Dermatol. 2014;171(5):1006-13. doi: 10.1111/bjd.12542.
18. Lallas A, Longo C, Manfredini M, et al. Accuracy of Dermoscopic Criteria for the Diagnosis of Melanoma In Situ. JAMA Dermatol. 2018;154(4):414-419. doi: 10.1001/jamadermatol.2017.6447.
19. Rodríguez-Lomba E, Lozano-Masdemont B, Nieto-Benito LM, Hernández de la Torre E, Suárez-Fernández R, Avilés-Izquierdo JA. Dermoscopic Predictors of Tumor Thickness in Cutaneous Melanoma: A Retrospective Analysis of 245 Melanomas. Dermatol Pract Concept. 2021;11(3):e2021059. doi: 10.5826/dpc.1103a59.
20. Kittler H, Pehamberger H, Wolff K, Binder M. Follow-up of melanocytic skin lesions with digital epiluminescence microscopy: patterns of modifications observed in early melanoma, atypical nevi, and common nevi. J Am Acad Dermatol. 2000;43(3):467-76. doi: 10.1067/mjd.2000.107504.
21. Menzies SW, Gutenev A, Avramidis M, Batrac A, McCarthy WH. Short-term digital surface microscopic monitoring of atypical or changing melanocytic lesions. Arch Dermatol. 2001;137(12):1583-9. doi: 10.1001/archderm.137.12.1583.
22. Faries MB, Wanek LA, Elashoff D, Wright BE, Morton DL. Predictors of occult nodal metastasis in patients with thin melanoma. Arch Surg. 2010;145(2):137-42. doi: 10.1001/archsurg.2009.271.
23. Karakousis G, Gimotty PA, Bartlett EK, et al. Thin Melanoma with Nodal Involvement: Analysis of Demographic, Pathologic, and Treatment Factors with Regard to Prognosis. Ann Surg Oncol. 2017;24(4):952-959. doi: 10.1245/s10434-016-5646-9.
24. Richetta AG, Valentini V, Marraffa F, et al. Metastases risk in thin cutaneous melanoma: prognostic value of clinical-pathologic characteristics and mutation profile. Oncotarget. 2018;9(63):32173-32181. doi: 10.18632/oncotarget.25864.
25. Maurichi A, Miceli R, Eriksson H, et al. Factors Affecting Sentinel Node Metastasis in Thin (T1) Cutaneous Melanomas: Development and External Validation of a Predictive Nomogram. J Clin Oncol. 2020;38(14):1591-1601. doi: 10.1200/JCO.19.01902.
26. Salerni G, Carrera C, Lovatto L, et al. Benefits of total body photography and digital dermatoscopy ("two-step method of digital follow-up") in the early diagnosis of melanoma in patients at high risk for melanoma. J Am Acad Dermatol. 2012;67(1):e17-27. doi: 10.1016/j.jaad.2011.04.008.
27. Valcuende Cavero F, Iglesias Valcuende M, Diaz Diaz RM. Informed consent in dermatology: an update. Actas Dermosifiliogr. 2014;105(6):569-73. doi: 10.1016/j.ad.2013.11.009.
28. Di Paolo M, Gori F, Papi L, Turillazzi E. A review and analysis of new Italian law 219/2017: 'provisions for informed consent and advance directives treatment'. BMC Med Ethics. 2019;20(1):17. doi: 10.1186/s12910-019-0353-2.
29. Goldberg DJ. Legal issues in dermatology: informed consent, complications and medical malpractice. Semin Cutan Med Surg. 2007;26(1):2-5. doi: 10.1016/j.sder.2006.12.001.
30. Milam EC, Leger MC. Use of medical photography among dermatologists: a nationwide online survey study. J Eur Acad Dermatol Venereol. 2018;32(10):1804-1809. doi: 10.1111/jdv.14839.
31. Rimoin L, Haberle S, DeLong Aspey L, Grant-Kels JM, Stoff B. Informed Consent, Use, and Storage of Digital Photography Among Mohs Surgeons in the United States. Dermatol Surg. 2016;42(3):305-9. doi: 10.1097/DSS.0000000000000634
32. Lin MJ, Mar V, McLean C, Kelly JW. An objective measure of growth rate using partial biopsy specimens of melanomas that were initially misdiagnosed. J Am Acad Dermatol. 2014;71(4):691-7. doi: 10.1016/j.jaad.2014.04.068.
33. Megaris A, Lallas A, Bagolini LP, et al. Dermoscopy features of melanomas with a diameter up to 5 mm (micromelanomas): A retrospective study. J Am Acad Dermatol. 2020;83(4):1160-1161. doi: 10.1016/j.jaad.2020.04.006.
34. Kittler H, Binder M. Risks and benefits of sequential imaging of melanocytic skin lesions in patients with multiple atypical nevi. Arch Dermatol. 2001;137(12):1590-5. doi: 10.1001/archderm.137.12.1590.
1. Ferlay J, Colombet M, Soerjomataram I, et al. Estimating the global cancer incidence and mortality in 2018: GLOBOCAN sources and methods. Int J Cancer. 2019;144(8):1941-1953. doi: 10.1002/ijc.31937.
2. Naik PP. Cutaneous Malignant Melanoma: A Review of Early Diagnosis and Management. World J Oncol. 2021;12(1):7-19. doi: 10.14740/wjon1349.
3. Marghoob AA, Changchien L, DeFazio J, et al. The most common challenges in melanoma diagnosis and how to avoid them. Australas J Dermatol. 2009;50(1):1-13; quiz 14-5. doi: 10.1111/j.1440-0960.2008.00496_1.x.
4. Cirfera V, Toma G, Labrini G. Introduzione allo studio della dermatologia di interesse legale. Prat Medica Aspetti Leg. 2008;2(2):59-60. doi:10.7175/pmeal.v2i2.385
5. Sonthalia S, Pasquali P, Agrawal M, et al. Dermoscopy Update: Review of Its Extradiagnostic and Expanding Indications and Future Prospects. Dermatol Pract Concept. 2019;9(4):253-264. doi: 10.5826/dpc.0904a02.
6. Kittler H, Pehamberger H, Wolff K, Binder M. Diagnostic accuracy of dermoscopy. Lancet Oncol. 2002;3(3):159-65. doi: 10.1016/s1470-2045(02)00679-4.
7. Wang SQ, Dusza SW, Scope A, et al. Differences in dermoscopic images from nonpolarized dermoscope and polarized dermoscope influence the diagnostic accuracy and confidence level: a pilot study. Dermatol Surg. 2008;34(10):1389-95. doi: 10.1111/j.1524-4725.2008.34293.x.
8. Skvara H, Teban L, Fiebiger M, Binder M, Kittler H. Limitations of dermoscopy in the recognition of melanoma. Arch Dermatol. 2005;141(2):155-60. doi: 10.1001/archderm.141.2.155.
9. Kittler H, Guitera P, Riedl E, et al. Identification of clinically featureless incipient melanoma using sequential dermoscopy imaging. Arch Dermatol. 2006;142(9):1113-9. doi: 10.1001/archderm.142.9.1113.
10. Marino ML, Carrera C, Marchetti MA, Marghoob AA. Practice Gaps in Dermatology: Melanocytic Lesions and Melanoma. Dermatol Clin. 2016;34(3):353-62. doi: 10.1016/j.det.2016.03.003.
11. Steeb T, Wessely A, Niesert AC, et al. Patient Attitude towards Videodermatoscopy for the Detection of Skin Cancer: A Cross-Sectional Study. Oncol Res Treat. 2019;42(6):319-325. doi: 10.1159/000499630.
12. Bevona C, Goggins W, Quinn T, Fullerton J, Tsao H. Cutaneous melanomas associated with nevi. Arch Dermatol. 2003;139(12):1620-4; discussion 1624. doi: 10.1001/archderm.139.12.1620.
13. Salerni G, Terán T, Puig S, et al. Meta-analysis of digital dermoscopy follow-up of melanocytic skin lesions: a study on behalf of the International Dermoscopy Society. J Eur Acad Dermatol Venereol. 2013;27(7):805-14. doi: 10.1111/jdv.12032.
14. Argenziano G, Mordente I, Ferrara G, Sgambato A, Annese P, Zalaudek I. Dermoscopic monitoring of melanocytic skin lesions: clinical outcome and patient compliance vary according to follow-up protocols. Br J Dermatol. 2008;159(2):331-6. doi: 10.1111/j.1365-2133.2008.08649.x.
15. Gadens GA. Lack of compliance: a challenge for digital dermoscopy follow-up. An Bras Dermatol. 2014;89(2):242-4. doi: 10.1590/abd1806-4841.20142547.
16. Madigan LM, Treyger G, Kohen LL. Compliance with serial dermoscopic monitoring: An academic perspective. J Am Acad Dermatol. 2016;75(6):1171-1175. doi: 10.1016/j.jaad.2016.07.012.
17. Seidenari S, Ferrari C, Borsari S, et al. Dermoscopy of small melanomas: just miniaturized dermoscopy? Br J Dermatol. 2014;171(5):1006-13. doi: 10.1111/bjd.12542.
18. Lallas A, Longo C, Manfredini M, et al. Accuracy of Dermoscopic Criteria for the Diagnosis of Melanoma In Situ. JAMA Dermatol. 2018;154(4):414-419. doi: 10.1001/jamadermatol.2017.6447.
19. Rodríguez-Lomba E, Lozano-Masdemont B, Nieto-Benito LM, Hernández de la Torre E, Suárez-Fernández R, Avilés-Izquierdo JA. Dermoscopic Predictors of Tumor Thickness in Cutaneous Melanoma: A Retrospective Analysis of 245 Melanomas. Dermatol Pract Concept. 2021;11(3):e2021059. doi: 10.5826/dpc.1103a59.
20. Kittler H, Pehamberger H, Wolff K, Binder M. Follow-up of melanocytic skin lesions with digital epiluminescence microscopy: patterns of modifications observed in early melanoma, atypical nevi, and common nevi. J Am Acad Dermatol. 2000;43(3):467-76. doi: 10.1067/mjd.2000.107504.
21. Menzies SW, Gutenev A, Avramidis M, Batrac A, McCarthy WH. Short-term digital surface microscopic monitoring of atypical or changing melanocytic lesions. Arch Dermatol. 2001;137(12):1583-9. doi: 10.1001/archderm.137.12.1583.
22. Faries MB, Wanek LA, Elashoff D, Wright BE, Morton DL. Predictors of occult nodal metastasis in patients with thin melanoma. Arch Surg. 2010;145(2):137-42. doi: 10.1001/archsurg.2009.271.
23. Karakousis G, Gimotty PA, Bartlett EK, et al. Thin Melanoma with Nodal Involvement: Analysis of Demographic, Pathologic, and Treatment Factors with Regard to Prognosis. Ann Surg Oncol. 2017;24(4):952-959. doi: 10.1245/s10434-016-5646-9.
24. Richetta AG, Valentini V, Marraffa F, et al. Metastases risk in thin cutaneous melanoma: prognostic value of clinical-pathologic characteristics and mutation profile. Oncotarget. 2018;9(63):32173-32181. doi: 10.18632/oncotarget.25864.
25. Maurichi A, Miceli R, Eriksson H, et al. Factors Affecting Sentinel Node Metastasis in Thin (T1) Cutaneous Melanomas: Development and External Validation of a Predictive Nomogram. J Clin Oncol. 2020;38(14):1591-1601. doi: 10.1200/JCO.19.01902.
26. Salerni G, Carrera C, Lovatto L, et al. Benefits of total body photography and digital dermatoscopy ("two-step method of digital follow-up") in the early diagnosis of melanoma in patients at high risk for melanoma. J Am Acad Dermatol. 2012;67(1):e17-27. doi: 10.1016/j.jaad.2011.04.008.
27. Valcuende Cavero F, Iglesias Valcuende M, Diaz Diaz RM. Informed consent in dermatology: an update. Actas Dermosifiliogr. 2014;105(6):569-73. doi: 10.1016/j.ad.2013.11.009.
28. Di Paolo M, Gori F, Papi L, Turillazzi E. A review and analysis of new Italian law 219/2017: 'provisions for informed consent and advance directives treatment'. BMC Med Ethics. 2019;20(1):17. doi: 10.1186/s12910-019-0353-2.
29. Goldberg DJ. Legal issues in dermatology: informed consent, complications and medical malpractice. Semin Cutan Med Surg. 2007;26(1):2-5. doi: 10.1016/j.sder.2006.12.001.
30. Milam EC, Leger MC. Use of medical photography among dermatologists: a nationwide online survey study. J Eur Acad Dermatol Venereol. 2018;32(10):1804-1809. doi: 10.1111/jdv.14839.
31. Rimoin L, Haberle S, DeLong Aspey L, Grant-Kels JM, Stoff B. Informed Consent, Use, and Storage of Digital Photography Among Mohs Surgeons in the United States. Dermatol Surg. 2016;42(3):305-9. doi: 10.1097/DSS.0000000000000634
32. Lin MJ, Mar V, McLean C, Kelly JW. An objective measure of growth rate using partial biopsy specimens of melanomas that were initially misdiagnosed. J Am Acad Dermatol. 2014;71(4):691-7. doi: 10.1016/j.jaad.2014.04.068.
33. Megaris A, Lallas A, Bagolini LP, et al. Dermoscopy features of melanomas with a diameter up to 5 mm (micromelanomas): A retrospective study. J Am Acad Dermatol. 2020;83(4):1160-1161. doi: 10.1016/j.jaad.2020.04.006.
34. Kittler H, Binder M. Risks and benefits of sequential imaging of melanocytic skin lesions in patients with multiple atypical nevi. Arch Dermatol. 2001;137(12):1590-5. doi: 10.1001/archderm.137.12.1590.
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