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Distribution analyses of acquired melanocytic naevi on the trunk.
- Source :
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Dermatology (Basel, Switzerland) [Dermatology] 2014; Vol. 228 (3), pp. 269-75. Date of Electronic Publication: 2014 Mar 27. - Publication Year :
- 2014
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Abstract
- Acquired melanocytic naevi (AMN) are a well-known risk factor for the development of melanoma. Whereas previous studies have reviewed AMN distributions on individual body sites, the clinical distribution of AMN on the adult trunk has not been thoroughly investigated. We studied 40 participants with 1,282 naevi >5 mm, of which 781 were located on the trunk. Remarkably, 70% of these truncal naevi were located on the back and we produced a continuous mathematical description of decreasing naevus frequency moving dorsolaterally from the back midline. Furthermore we found that for both sexes the mean naevus size was larger on the front as well as on the lower trunk. This distinct pattern, whilst probably being unwritten knowledge (in the dermatology domain), has not been discussed before.<br /> (© 2014 S. Karger AG, Basel.)
- Subjects :
- Adult
Age Factors
Aged
Body Composition
Body Mass Index
Cohort Studies
Disease Progression
Female
Follow-Up Studies
Humans
Incidence
Male
Melanoma diagnosis
Melanoma epidemiology
Middle Aged
Nevus, Pigmented diagnosis
Nevus, Pigmented epidemiology
Queensland
Risk Assessment
Severity of Illness Index
Sex Factors
Skin Neoplasms diagnosis
Skin Neoplasms epidemiology
Torso
Young Adult
Dermoscopy methods
Melanoma pathology
Nevus, Pigmented pathology
Skin Neoplasms pathology
Subjects
Details
- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 1421-9832
- Volume :
- 228
- Issue :
- 3
- Database :
- MEDLINE
- Journal :
- Dermatology (Basel, Switzerland)
- Publication Type :
- Academic Journal
- Accession number :
- 24924527
- Full Text :
- https://doi.org/10.1159/000358217