Background: There is a need for better standardization of the dermoscopic terminology in
assessing pigmented skin lesions. Objective: The virtual Consensus Net Meeting on …

Early detection of malignant melanoma remains the key factor in lowering mortality from this
cancer. Recognizing the importance of this issue 25 years ago, our group at New York …

Objective To compare the reliability of a new 7-point checklist based on simplified
epiluminescence microscopy (ELM) pattern analysis with the ABCD rule of dermatoscopy …

Background and Design: Epiluminescence microscopy (ELM) is a noninvasive technique
that, by employing the optical phenomenon of oil immersion, makes subsurface structures of …

The clinical use of dermoscopy has uncovered a new and fascinating morphological
dimension of pigmented skin lesions. Dermoscopy is a noninvasive diagnostic technique …

Dermoscopy is an in vivo method for the early diagnosis of malignant melanoma and the
differential diagnosis of pigmented lesions of the skin. It has been shown to increase …

Firmly established as the leading international reference in this field, Non-Invasive Methods
and the Skin broke new ground with its comprehensive coverage of methods used in both …

The majority of pigmented skin lesions can be diagnosed correctly on the basis of clinical
criteria; however, there remain a surprisingly high number of small pigmented lesions in …

Background: The clinical differentiation between lentigo senilis/initial seborrheic keratosis
and lentigo maligna on the face can be difficult. Objective: Our purpose was to determine …

• The computerized database (1955 through 1982) of the Oncology Section of the Skin and
Cancer Unit of New York (NY) University Medical Center includes data on 13 878 lesions. Of …