GÖKNUR ÖZAYDIN YAVUZ, NECMETTİN AKDENİZ, İBRAHİM HALİL YAVUZ, Ömer ÇALKA, SERAP GÜNEŞ BİLGİLİ

Assessment of melanoma risk in acquired melanocytic nevi using digital dermoscopic and 3- point checklist score

Among skin cancers if not diagnosed early the highest death rate is for malign melanoma. Many studies has showed that multipl nevi lead to an increased risk of melanoma. It is a good option to take photos of patients in periodic intervals. In our study, we calculated the risk of melanoma in patients with acquired melanocytic nevi with 3-point checklist and digital dermoscopy and we aimed to compare the results and their advantages to each other. We enrolled 300 patients with acquired melanocytic nevi in our study. Cases we enrolled in our study were recorded in the pre-prepared patient follow-up form. In this study Fotofinder HD (Germany) digital dermoscopy instruments were used. Lesions that were regarded as malign by 3-point scoring method were excised and histopathologically evaluated. In statistical calculations significance level of 5% was used and calculations were made with SPSS (ver: 13) statistical package program. 157 of our patients were male (52.3%) and 143 (47.7%) were female. Sensitivity of digital dermoscopy was determined as 86% according to the 3-point checklist. 6 Of the 300 patients were diagnosed as malign melanoma. Sensitivity of the 3point checklist was determined as 97%. In our study, the results of 3-point checklist were detected higher than previous studies. Since digital dermoscopy is easy to use, this method is convenient especially for inexperienced physicians in the diagnosis of malignancy. But dermoscopic algorithms remain as the first choice for specialist physicians.

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