Dermoscopy (synonyms include terms such as epiluminescence microscopy, skin surface microscopy, incident-light microscopy) has, of late, made a name for itself as a greatly appreciated method of ...

A simple skin exam can significantly reduce the odds of being diagnosed with invasive melanoma, according to a new study. And these results hold true for patients who have had even a single skin exam ...

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Nonmelanoma skin cancer was diagnosed in approximately 7% of patients presenting for routine dermatologic examination, with the majority being men and those older than the overall patient population, ...

Diagnostic agreement between clinic dermatologic examination and store and forward teledermatology for skin neoplasms was moderate to almost perfect, whereas management agreement between the two was ...

Although dermatology may not automatically command the respect of other disciplines such as oncology, Drs. Henry Miller and Renata H. Mullen explain why dermatology is one of modern medicine’s most ...

February 18, 2008 — Patients with Lynch syndrome (or hereditary nonpolyposis colorectal cancer) should be screened regularly for skin lesions because underlying genetic defects make them susceptible ...

Background A 64-year-old woman presented to an outpatient clinic with a 2-year history of itch, burning sensation and intermittent paresthesias within the innervation territory of the sixth cervical ...

A 65-year-old woman visited the doctor for a painful, crusting eruption that appeared on her face 3 days prior and was spreading. The patient had no systemic symptoms and felt well otherwise. She had ...