BACKGROUND: The color, architecture, symmetry, and homogeneity (CASH) algorithm for
dermoscopy includes a feature not used in prior algorithms, namely, architecture. …

The incidence and mortality rates of melanoma have risen for many decades in the United
States. Increased exposure to ultraviolet (UV) radiation is generally considered to be …

Background and Design: Patients with large congenital melanocytic nevi have been described
to have an increased risk for the development of malignant melanoma (MM). Ninety-two …

Background: As a result of advances in skin imaging technology and the development of
suitable image processing techniques, during the last decade, there has been a significant …

… Ashfaq A. Marghoob and Ralph Braun with the aim of providing a more interwoven view
of the subject matter. For this we ask the authors of the edited chapters for forgiveness. …

The principal objective of screening individuals at risk for melanoma is detection of cutaneous
melanoma during the curable stages of its early evolution. Unaided visual inspection of …

Longitudinal pigmentation of the nail is very common. The differential diagnosis varies from
subungual hematoma, to a fungal infection, to a melanocytic lesion (lentigo, nevus melanoma…

BACKGROUND Thickness is known to be an important survival prognosticator for cutaneous
melanoma, but controversy exists as to whether Clark level of invasion retains prognostic …

Congenital melanocytic nevi (CMN) are nevomelanocytic nevi that are present at birth.
Some CMN may not be apparent at birth because they lack visible pigment; however, these …

Objective. To determine the risk for developing malignant melanoma and neurocutaneous
melanocytosis (NCM) in patients with large congenital melanocytic nevi. Design. Follow-up …