Table 4.
Distribution of case ratings, confidence in pattern diagnosis, and management for each diagnosis.
Atypical Nevus |
Lentigo Maligna |
Lentigo Maligna Melanoma |
Pigmented Actinic Keratosis |
Seborrheic Keratosis |
Seborrheic Lichenoid Keratosis |
Solar Lentigo |
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Case rating | ||||||||||||||
Very easy | 11 | 8.5% | 19 | 14.7% | 24 | 18.6% | 23 | 17.8% | 9 | 7.0% | 0 | 0.00% | 43 | 33.3% |
Easy | 52 | 10.1% | 115 | 22.3% | 37 | 7.2% | 110 | 21.4% | 26 | 5.1% | 21 | 4.1% | 154 | 29.9% |
Moderate | 106 | 10.2% | 306 | 29.6% | 102 | 9.9% | 202 | 19.5% | 44 | 4.2% | 28 | 2.7% | 247 | 23.9% |
Difficult | 71 | 12.5% | 177 | 31.2% | 91 | 16.0% | 113 | 19.9% | 19 | 3.4% | 10 | 1.8% | 87 | 15.3% |
Very difficult | 27 | 13.6% | 52 | 26.3% | 30 | 15.2% | 35 | 17.7% | 7 | 3.5% | 4 | 2.0% | 43 | 21.7% |
Confidence in diagnosis | ||||||||||||||
Very confident | 24 | 8.1% | 60 | 20.2% | 35 | 11.8% | 47 | 15.8% | 15 | 5.1% | 11 | 3.7% | 105 | 35.4% |
Mildly confident | 110 | 11.6% | 249 | 26.2% | 82 | 8.6% | 201 | 21.1% | 54 | 5.7% | 30 | 3.2% | 226 | 23.7% |
Uncertain | 72 | 10.3% | 220 | 31.5% | 97 | 13.9% | 139 | 19.9% | 20 | 2.9% | 15 | 2.2% | 135 | 19.3% |
Mildly under-confident | 34 | 13.3% | 68 | 26.7% | 42 | 16.5% | 45 | 17.7% | 8 | 3.1% | 2 | 0.8% | 56 | 22.0% |
Not confident | 27 | 11.1% | 72 | 29.6% | 28 | 11.5% | 51 | 21.0% | 8 | 3.3% | 5 | 2.1% | 52 | 21.4% |
Management | ||||||||||||||
Skin biopsy | 74 | 8.8% | 314 | 37.2% | 187 | 22.2% | 129 | 15.3% | 28 | 3.3% | 19 | 2.3% | 93 | 11.0% |
Reflectance confocal microscopy | 72 | 12.1% | 165 | 27.7% | 64 | 10.8% | 122 | 20.5% | 24 | 4.0% | 20 | 3.4% | 128 | 21.5% |
Close dermoscopic follow-up | 121 | 12.0% | 190 | 18.9% | 33 | 3.3% | 232 | 23.1% | 53 | 5.3% | 24 | 2.4% | 353 | 35.1% |