title: Dermoscopy patterns of nevi associated with melanoma.
abstract: It is well known that dermoscopy improves the diagnostic accuracy of pigmented skin lesions. Many dermoscopic criteria can be found both in nevi and in melanoma. For the correct interpretation of those criteria, formal training and clinical experience in dermoscopy is needed. This paper reviews the global and local dermoscopic features seen both in nevi and melanoma and focuses on the interpretation of those findings in order to differentiate between benign and malignant melanocytic skin tumors.
authors.affiliation: Department of Dermatology, University Hospital of Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland.
authors.forename: I
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Kolm
authors.forename: L
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: French
authors.forename: R P
authors.initials: RP
authors.lastname: Braun
mesh_terms: D046169:Dermoscopy / Q000379:methods*; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D055088:Early Detection of Cancer; D006801:Humans; D008545:Melanoma / Q000473:pathology*; D009508:Nevus, Pigmented / Q000473:pathology; D011237:Predictive Value of Tests; D012680:Sensitivity and Specificity; D012878:Skin Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology*