Diagmostics algorithms of nevi and skin tumors with “Dermatoscope” device

Abstract

Using the device «Dermatoscope» manufactured by the company Scalar (Japan) facilitates the study of skin lesions with a possible magnification of up to x100 with the options of photographing and video recording and further archiving. Corresponding recommendations have been developed and indications have been determined for the application of the developed differential diagnosis algorithms in the clinical practice. All 235 patients underwent the diagnosis procedure carried out with the aid of the device «Dermatoscope» with a compulsory histologic examination of the patients subjected to surgery. The work presents basic signs typically detected in cases of nevocytic nevi, seborrheic keratosis, hemangioma, dermatofibroma.

The obtained results show that new methods of skin tumor diagnosis have been established. Such a diagnosis method should become the basic one utilized by practitioners for the detection of malignant skin tumors.