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Why perform dermoscopy?

• Improvement of diagnostic accuracy • Decrease of needless biopsies: ➢ a 42% reduction in the number of patients referred for biopsy ➢ significant reduction in the benign/malignant ratio of excised melanocytic lesions:

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from 18:1 (pre-dermoscopy era)

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to 4:1 (post-dermoscopy era)

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Economic issues: cost-saving for health systems

Menzies S. and Zalaudek I. Arch Dermatol 2006;146:1211-1212

Carli P. et al. Br J Dermatol . 2004;150:687-692