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Early detection of melanoma: Reviewing the ABCDEs

2015; Elsevier BV; Volume: 72; Issue: 4 Linguagem: Inglês

10.1016/j.jaad.2015.01.025

1097-6787

Hensin Tsao, Jeannette M. Olazagasti, Kelly M. Cordoro, Jerry D. Brewer, Susan C. Taylor, Jeremy S. Bordeaux, Mary‐Margaret Chren, Arthur J. Sober, Connie Tegeler, Reva Bhushan, Wendy Smith Begolka,

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Over the course of their nearly 30-year history, the ABCD(E) criteria have been used globally in medical education and in the lay press to provide simple parameters for assessment of pigmented lesions that need to be further evaluated by a dermatologist. In this article, the efficacy and limitations of the ABCDE criteria as both a clinical tool and a public message will be reviewed. Over the course of their nearly 30-year history, the ABCD(E) criteria have been used globally in medical education and in the lay press to provide simple parameters for assessment of pigmented lesions that need to be further evaluated by a dermatologist. In this article, the efficacy and limitations of the ABCDE criteria as both a clinical tool and a public message will be reviewed. Time to move forward after the report of the AAD Task Force for the ABCDEs of MelanomaJournal of the American Academy of DermatologyVol. 73Issue 4PreviewTo the Editor: The report of the American Academy of Dermatology Task Force for the ABCDEs of Melanoma concludes that it is an “unanswered” question whether the current ABCDE criteria are useful as a public health message and self-detection tool for laypersons.1 More Americans have died from melanoma in nearly each successive year since the current ABCD criteria were publicized 30 years ago. The institutional inertia allowing these criteria's unaltered, continued use does not serve our patients well. Full-Text PDF The ABCDs of melanoma—A complicated morphologic message not intended for the general publicJournal of the American Academy of DermatologyVol. 73Issue 2PreviewTo the Editor: We read with interest the article by Tsao et al,1 “Early detection of melanoma: Reviewing the ABCDEs of melanoma.” This mnemonic represents morphologic criteria to aid in the early diagnosis of melanoma. Unfortunately, this mnemonic requires detailed explanations of each morphologic feature, including exceptions. The ability to apply morphologic criteria in the correct context, to be aware of exceptions, and to be able to accurately classify cutaneous lesions requires extensive training and experience. Full-Text PDF