title: Melanoma: accuracy of clinical diagnosis.
abstract: Clinical diagnosis of melanoma can be difficult. A review of the accuracy of clinical diagnosis of melanoma, over a 12 month period, was undertaken at the Skin and Cancer Foundation Australia. The overall accuracy rate was 65.6% with seborrhoeic keratosis, melanocytic naevi and basal cell carcinoma the most common clinical misdiagnoses given to melanoma. Specialist doctors with more than 10 years experience had a higher rate of correct diagnosis than trainee doctors with 0-5 years experience.
authors.affiliation: Skin and Cancer Foundation Australia, Sydney, Australia.
authors.forename: A R
authors.initials: AR
authors.lastname: MacKenzie-Wood
authors.forename: G W
authors.initials: GW
authors.lastname: Milton
authors.forename: J W
authors.initials: JW
authors.lastname: de Launey
mesh_terms: D001315:Australia; D002983:Clinical Competence; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D006801:Humans; D008545:Melanoma / Q000175:diagnosis*; D012871:Skin Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis; D012878:Skin Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis*