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Melanoma: accuracy of clinical diagnosis
A R MacKenzie-Wood1, G W Milton, J W de Launey
1Skin and Cancer Foundation Australia, Sydney, Australia.
The Australasian Journal of Dermatology
|April 8, 1998
Abstract:
Clinical diagnosis of melanoma can be difficult. A review of the accuracy of clinical diagnosis of melanoma, over a 12 month period, was undertaken at the Skin and Cancer Foundation Australia. The overall accuracy rate was 65.6% with seborrhoeic keratosis, melanocytic naevi and basal cell carcinoma the most common clinical misdiagnoses given to melanoma. Specialist doctors with more than 10 years experience had a higher rate of correct diagnosis than trainee doctors with 0-5 years experience.

