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==Screening== | ==Screening== | ||
*Presence of several melanocytic nevi is a strong risk factor for melanoma. | *Presence of several melanocytic nevi is a strong risk factor for melanoma. | ||
*In case of presence of numerous melanocytic | *In case of presence of numerous melanocytic nevi, one may perform whole body naevus count to identify at-risk patients. | ||
* Two methods to count the nevus are used, whole body nevus count or the site-specific count.<ref name="pmid24443914">{{cite journal |vauthors=Echeverría B, Bulliard JL, Guillén C, Nagore E |title=Indicators for the total number of melanocytic naevi: an adjunct for screening campaigns. Observational study on 292 patients |journal=Br. J. Dermatol. |volume=170 |issue=1 |pages=144–9 |date=January 2014 |pmid=24443914 |doi=10.1111/bjd.12692 |url=}}</ref> | * Two methods to count the nevus are used, whole body nevus count or the site-specific count.<ref name="pmid24443914">{{cite journal |vauthors=Echeverría B, Bulliard JL, Guillén C, Nagore E |title=Indicators for the total number of melanocytic naevi: an adjunct for screening campaigns. Observational study on 292 patients |journal=Br. J. Dermatol. |volume=170 |issue=1 |pages=144–9 |date=January 2014 |pmid=24443914 |doi=10.1111/bjd.12692 |url=}}</ref> | ||
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Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1]; Associate Editor(s)-in-Chief: Qurrat-ul-ain Abid, M.D.[2]
Overview
Screening
- Presence of several melanocytic nevi is a strong risk factor for melanoma.
- In case of presence of numerous melanocytic nevi, one may perform whole body naevus count to identify at-risk patients.
- Two methods to count the nevus are used, whole body nevus count or the site-specific count.[1]
References
- ↑ Echeverría B, Bulliard JL, Guillén C, Nagore E (January 2014). "Indicators for the total number of melanocytic naevi: an adjunct for screening campaigns. Observational study on 292 patients". Br. J. Dermatol. 170 (1): 144–9. doi:10.1111/bjd.12692. PMID 24443914.