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 cancer.
D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000367:Age Factors; D002648:Child; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D006801:Humans; D007642:Keratosis / Q000175:diagnosis; D007911:Lentigo / Q000175:diagnosis; D008545:Melanoma / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000473:pathology; D008875:Middle Aged; D009508:Nevus, Pigmented / Q000175:diagnosis; D010808:Physical Examination; D012306:Risk; D012878:Skin Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000473:pathology