Patient and doctor anecdotal observations: narrative insights for reducing diagnostic excisions and promoting early detection of melanomas

Int J Dermatol. 2024 Aug 9. doi: 10.1111/ijd.17441. Online ahead of print.

Authors

Timothy J Liu^{1

2}, Anna K Wolber¹, Carl Sherwood³, H Peter Soyer^{1

2}

Affiliations

¹ Dermatology Research Centre, Frazer Institute, The University of Queensland, Brisbane, QLD, Australia.
² Department of Dermatology, Princess Alexandra Hospital, Brisbane, QLD, Australia.
³ School of Economics, Faculty of Business, Economics and Law, The University of Queensland, Brisbane, QLD, Australia.

PMID: 39123279
DOI: 10.1111/ijd.17441

No abstract available

Keywords: dysplastic naevus syndrome; melanoma; overdiagnosis; sequential digital dermoscopic imaging; total body photography.

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Letter

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