TABLE 2.
Histopathological diagnosis of lesions not referred by the Dermatology Research Centre (DRC)
| Histopathological diagnosis | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Participants (n = 29) | Lesions (n = 96) | BCC (n = 16) | SCC (n = 17) | AKIEC (n = 32) | BKL (n = 9) | NV (n = 15) | Other a (n = 7) | |
| Participant received a referral from DRC for a different lesion | 26 | 92 | 16 | 17 | 32 | 7 | 13 | 7 |
| Participant did not receive a referral from DRC for any lesion | 3 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 |
Abbreviations: AKIEC, actinic keratosis (solar keratosis); intraepithelial carcinoma (Bowen disease); BCC, basal cell carcinoma. BKL, benign keratosis; actinic lentigo (solar lentigo); seborrhoeic keratosis; lichen‐planus like keratosis (lichenoid keratosis); DF, dermatofibroma; MEL, melanoma; NV, melanocytic naevus; SCC, squamous cell carcinoma.
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Other: Warty dyskeratoma; epidermal cyst; skin tag (n = 2); scar (n = 2); skin erosion (reactive epidermal hyperplasia).