Table 2. Distribution of the dermoscopic patterns "milky-red areas", "shiny-white streaks" and "blue-whitish veil" in primary melanomas leading to metastatic disease depending on stage.

Stage (according to the AJCC 2009 classification)	n	milky-red areas	shiny-white streaks	blue-withish veil
IA	1	0	0	1
IB	2	1	2	2
IIA	2	0	1	2
IIB	1	1	0	1
IIC	5	3	2	5
IIIA	3	2	3	3
IIIB	7	5	3	3
IIIC	0	0	0	0
IV	8	2	5	4