title: Dermoscopy of melanoma and non-melanoma skin cancer.
abstract: Skin cancer is a major health problem because of its high incidence in white populations, as well as its related potential morbidity and mortality. Dermoscopy is a noninvasive tool that allows the identification of specific morphological features in different skin tumors, improving significantly the early diagnosis of melanoma and non-melanoma skin cancer (NMSC). This tool has also gained increased interest in the management of NMSC therapy and in the post-treatment follow-up. In this article, we provide a review of the dermoscopic patterns and criteria for the diagnosis of melanoma and NMSC described until now in the literature.
authors.affiliation: Department of Dermatology, University of Rome Tor Vergata, Rome, Italy - g.argenziano@gmail.com.
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Babino
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Lallas
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Longo
authors.forename: E
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Moscarella
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Alfano
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Argenziano
mesh_terms: D046169:Dermoscopy / Q000379:methods*; D055088:Early Detection of Cancer / Q000379:methods; D006801:Humans; D015994:Incidence; D008545:Melanoma / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000473:pathology; D012878:Skin Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000473:pathology; D044465:White People