Table 1. Number of cases as described by GPs on referral form, numbers in whom a procedure can be shown to have been performed and numbers of those in whom a histological sample was found, by trial arm.
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Histological sample found
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| GP's description | Total with GP diagnosis | Total operated upon | Hospital group | Primary care group |
| Lesions analysed | ||||
| 1 Unknown/nonspecific description | 14 | 14 | 6/7 | 7/7 |
| 2 Eczema/dermatitis | 0 | 0 | 0/0 | 0/0 |
| 3 Granuloma | 8 | 6 | 4/4 | 2/2 |
| 4 Solar elastosis | 0 | 0 | 0/0 | 0/0 |
| 6 Sebaceous gland hyperplasia | 1 | 1 | 0/0 | 1/1 |
| 7 Skin tag, fibroepithelial polyp, skin polyp | 58 | 55 | 14/20 | 10/35 |
| 8 Chondrodermatitis nodularis helices | 0 | 0 | 0/0 | 0/0 |
| 9 Viral warts | 12 | 12 | 5/5 | 7/7 |
| 10 Scars including keloid | 2 | 2 | 1/1 | 1/1 |
| 11 Benign tumours including neurofibroma | 32 | 30 | 13/13 | 12/17 |
| 12 Lipoma | 19 | 17 | 6/7 | 4/10 |
| 13 Trichilemmal cysts and epidermoids | 157 | 143 | 74/90 | 30/53 |
| 14 Lentigo | 0 | 0 | 0/0 | 0/0 |
| 15 Seborrhoeic keratosis, seborrhoeic wart, BCP | 148 | 138 | 57/79 | 43/59 |
| 16 Melanocytic naevus | 159 | 150 | 66/72 | 62/78 |
| 17 Solar keratosis | 4 | 4 | 2/2 | 2/2 |
| 18 Cutaneous horn | 1 | 1 | 0/0 | 1/1 |
| 19 Bowen's disease | 1 | 1 | 1/1 | 0/0 |
| 20 Basal cell carcinoma | 51 | 45 | 21/21 | 23/24 |
| 21 Keratoacanthoma | 4 | 4 | 3/3 | 1/1 |
| 22 Squamous cell carcinoma | 8 | 7 | 3/3 | 4/4 |
| 23 Malignant melanoma | 4 | 4 | 1/1 | 3/3 |
| Total | 683 | 634 | 277/329 (84%) | 213/305 (70%) |
| Lesions not analysed | ||||
| 5 Ingrown toenail | 18 | 17 | 0/9 | 0/8 |
| No procedure undertaken or referred elsewhere | 28 | 23 | ||
| Not referred by GP | 2 | 1 | 1/1 | 0/0 |
| No data on referral form | 2 | 2 | 0/2 | 0/0 |
| Grand Total | 705 | 654 | 369 | 336 |
GP=general practitioner.