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Advances in Dermatology and Allergology/Postępy Dermatologii i Alergologii
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4/2021
vol. 38
 
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Original paper

Predictive value of global dermoscopic pattern in patients diagnosed with cutaneous melanoma

Katarzyna Podolec
1
,
Paweł Brzewski
1
,
Magdalena Pirowska
1
,
Anna Wojas-Pelc
1

  1. Department of Dermatology, Jagiellonian University Medical College, Krakow, Poland
Adv Dermatol Allergol 2021; XXXVIII (4): 572–577
Online publish date: 2020/04/22
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Introduction
Dermoscopy is one of the most commonly used methods in early diagnosis of melanoma. It is conducted to differentiate between benign and malignant patterns in melanocytic lesions.

Aim
To determine if there is a predominance of one dermoscopic pattern in patients with melanoma and if there is a significant difference in dominant global dermoscopic pattern in patients with cutaneous melanomas correlated with patients’ sex and the location of the primary tumor.

Material and methods
The study included 162 patients with prior diagnosis of cutaneous melanoma. Dermoscopic and videodermoscopic pictures and patient data were analyzed with regard to the pattern: reticular, globular, homogeneous and mixed pattern (two-component pattern; reticular-globular pattern) with central or peripheral globules and multicomponent (mixed – at least 3 types of structures in one nevus).

Results
The reticular pattern was significantly more prevalent in male patients (38.57%, 27 patients) in comparison to female patients (18.45%, 17 patients). We also found a statistically significant lower prevalence of reticular pattern in patients diagnosed with melanomas located on upper limbs. The homogeneous pattern was statistically significantly more prevalent in patients in whom primary tumors were located on the head and upper limbs.

Conclusions
Our study suggests that predominant complex patterns are more commonly observed in patients diagnosed with cutaneous melanoma, although there is a significant number of patients with predominant reticular and homogeneous patterns, which are not often associated with an increased risk of development of melanoma.

keywords:

dermoscopy, melanoma, cutaneous malignant melanoma

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