European Journal of Dermatology
MENUDiagnostic performance parameters for melanocytic lesions before and during the dermoscopy era Volume 27, numéro 2, March-April 2017
Tableaux
1 Dermatologic Clinic
Department of Health Sciences
University of Milan
AO Santi Paolo e Carlo
Milan, Italy
Department of Health Sciences
University of Milan
AO Santi Paolo e Carlo
Milan, Italy
2 Department of Health Sciences
Division of Pathology
University of Milan
AO Santi Paolo e Carlo
20142 Milan, Italy
Division of Pathology
University of Milan
AO Santi Paolo e Carlo
20142 Milan, Italy
- DOI : 10.1684/ejd.2016.2919
- Page(s) : 174-5
- Année de parution : 2017
Dermoscopy used in the screening for melanomas allows for better diagnosis and a clearer indication of the benign and malignant ratio (B:M) and number of suspected nevi needed to be treated (NNT) as melanomas [1, 2]. However, these indicators are considered to show low sensitivity since they lead to late detection of melanomas which may not be identified in situ. Recently, a new marker of sensitivity has been proposed which is calculated based on the correlation between invasive malignant melanoma [...]