Early detection of malignant melanoma: The role of physician examination and self‐examination of the skin

Early detection of malignant melanoma: The role of physician examination and self‐examination of the skin

The combination of routine physician examination of the skin coupled with self-examination provides a realistic opportunity for the identification of early malignant melanomas. Removal of such thin lesions can significantly reduce the mortality rate from this potentially serious form of cutaneous ca...

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Veröffentlicht in:CA: a cancer journal for clinicians 1985-05, Vol.35 (3), p.130-151
Hauptverfasser: Friedman, Robert J., Rigel, Darrell S., Kopf, Alfred W.
Format: Artikel
Sprache:eng
Schlagworte:
Adolescent
Adult
Age Factors
Child
Diagnosis, Differential
Humans
Keratosis - diagnosis
Lentigo - diagnosis
Melanoma - diagnosis
Melanoma - pathology
Middle Aged
Nevus, Pigmented - diagnosis
Physical Examination
Risk
Skin Neoplasms - diagnosis
Skin Neoplasms - pathology
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Zusammenfassung:The combination of routine physician examination of the skin coupled with self-examination provides a realistic opportunity for the identification of early malignant melanomas. Removal of such thin lesions can significantly reduce the mortality rate from this potentially serious form of cutaneous cancer.
ISSN:0007-9235
1542-4863
DOI:10.3322/canjclin.35.3.130