Table 2.
Dermoscopic patterns of MITF + and MITF− dysplastic nevi and cutaneous melanomas
| Dermoscopic pattern | MITF+ | MITF− | p-value | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| N | % | N | % | ||
| Structureless | 6 | 26 | 4 | 8 | < 0.001 |
| Reticular | 1 | 4 | 1 | 2 | |
| Globular | 0 | 0 | 3 | 6 | |
| Homogeneous | 2 | 9 | 0 | 0 | |
| Globular-homogenous | 5 | 22 | 2 | 5 | |
| Reticular-homogenous | 6 | 26 | 3 | 6 | |
| Reticular-globular | 0 | 0 | 12 | 26 | |
| Multicomponent | 2 | 9 | 22 | 47 | |
| Parallel ridges (or other patterns typical of acral melanoma) | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | |
| Total | 23 | 100 | 47 | 100 | |
Significant p-values are italicized
N = number of dysplastic nevi/melanomas; % = percentage of dysplastic nevi/melanomas