Abstract
commonly misdiagnosed—especially as melanocytic naevus, basal cell carcinoma, seborrhoeic keratosis or lentigo.5 In a study comparing the ability of general practitioners and dermatologists to discriminate pigmented lesions the general practitioners made an exact diagnosis of melanoma in 50% of the cases compared with the dermatologists’ 84%.6 Any changing or atypical mole or non-healing skin lesion should be referred urgently to a dermatologist or to a surgeon with a special interest in pigmented lesions.
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