Assessment of Diagnostic Accuracy of Dermoscopic Structures and Patterns Used in Melanoma Detection: A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis.

ABSTRACT:

Importance

Dermoscopy increases the diagnostic accuracy for melanoma. However, the accuracy of individual structures and patterns used in melanoma detection has not been systematically evaluated.

Objective

To assess the diagnostic accuracy of individual dermoscopic structures and patterns used in melanoma detection.

Data sources

A search of Ovid Medline, Embase, Cochrane CENTRAL, Scopus, and Web of Science was conducted from inception to July 2020.

Study selection

Studies evaluating the dermoscopic structures and patterns among melanomas in comparison with nonmelanoma lesions were included. Excluded were studies with fewer than 3 patients, studies in languages other than English or Spanish, studies not reporting dermoscopic structures per lesion type, and studi

SUBMITTER: Williams NM 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8339993 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Sep

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature