Open AccessMelanomas Detected in a Follow-up Program Compared With Melanomas Referred to a Melanoma Unit
Author(s) -
Gabriel Salerni,
Louise Lovatto,
Cristina Carrera,
Susana Puig,
Josep Malvehy
Publication year - 2011
Publication title -
archives of dermatology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 1538-3652
pISSN - 0003-987X
DOI - 10.1001/archdermatol.2010.430
Subject(s) - medicine , breslow thickness , melanoma , dermatology , retrospective cohort study , nodular melanoma , confidence interval , cancer , surgery , sentinel lymph node , cancer research , breast cancer
To compare melanomas diagnosed in patients included in follow-up programs with melanomas diagnosed in patients referred to a melanoma unit.