Explorative cross-sectional study identifies distinct dermoscopic patterns in melanomas related to age, highlighting diagnostic potential.
Key Points
The study aims to identify the age-related dermoscopic patterns of melanomas compared to melanocytic nevi in high-risk patients.
Explorative cross-sectional cohort study with 832 patients monitored from 1996 to 2012.
Patients categorized into three age groups: <31 years, 31-50 years, and >50 years.
Dermoscopy features of suspicious lesions were characterized prospectively before excision.
1,770 of 14,896 lesions monitored were excised, with 190 (10.7%) confirmed as melanomas.
Distinct age-related features were identified: Group I showed blue whitish veil; Group II showed irregular pigmentation; Group III showed regression structures.
Unique nevi features were observed, including symmetrical enlargement with globules in Group I and no enlargement in Group III.
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Burghaus-Zhang et al. (2026) studied this question.