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Home Teledermatology for suspected skin cancers Basic dermatoscopy CME
Created 2017.
There are many systems and algorithms.
Summary
The 3 most basic elements are:
Other elements are:
Colours in dermatoscopy:
Arrangements of lines include:
Structures can be:
A benign skin lesion has symmetrical structures and patterns
A malignant skin lesion rarely has symmetrical structures or patterns
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