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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2020 Jul 9.
Published in final edited form as: J Am Acad Dermatol. 2017 Oct 9;78(2):278–288. doi: 10.1016/j.jaad.2017.09.065

TABLE 3.

DERMOSCOPIC ATTRIBUTES BY HISTOPATHOLOGICAL CLASSIFICATION AS SPITZOID VS NON SPITZOID MELANOMA

DERMOSCOPYHISTOPATH. SUBTYPE Overall (n=49) Spitzoid melanoma (n=13) non-Spitzoid melanoma (n=36) p-value
mean (SD) mean (SD) mean (SD)
Overall dermoscopic pattern:
 ∎Multicomponent 24 (49) 3(23.1) 21 (58.3) 0.029
 ∎Nevus-like 9 (18.4) 0 9 (25) 0.2
 ∎Atypical Pigmented Reed-like 7 (14.3) 4 (30.8) 3 (8.3) 0.07
 ∎Pink Spitz-like 7 (14.3) 6 (46.2) 1 (2.8) 0.001
 ∎Non-classifiable nodules 2 (4.1) 0 2 (5.6) 1.0
Number of dermoscopic colors mean (SD) 3.7 (1.3) 3.8 (1.6) 3.6 (1.2) 0.57
Colors:
 ∎Light Brown 41 (83.7) 10 (76.9) 31 (86.1) 0.44
 ∎Dark Brown 42 (85.7) 9 (69.2) 33 (91.7) 0.04
 ∎Black 20 (40.8) 3 (23.1) 17 (47.2) 0.13
 ∎White 19 (38.8) 9 (69.2) 10 (27.8) 0.009
 ∎Blue 24 (49) 7 (53.9) 17 (47.2) 0.68
 ∎Grey 23 (46.9) 8 (61.5) 15 (41.7) 0.22
 ∎Red/Pink 25 (51) 11 (84.6) 14 (38.9) 0.005
Structures
 Atypical Network 21 (42.9) 2 (15.4) 19 (52.8) 0.02
 Negative Network 11 (22.5) 1 (7.7) 10 (27.8) 0.14
 Streaks/pseudopods 11 (22.5) 3 (23.1) 8 (22.2) 0.95
 Irregular dots 22 (44.9) 6 (46.2) 16 (44.4) 0.92
 Irregular blotches 15 (30.6) 4 (30.8) 11 (30.6) 0.99
 Irregular globules 27 (55.1) 5 (38.5) 22 (61.1) 0.16
 Shiny-white areas 10 (20.4) 6 (46.2) 4 (11.1) 0.007
 Blue/white veil 19 (38.8) 6 (46.2) 13 (36.1) 0.52
 Regression 9 (18.4) 1 (7.7) 8 (22.2) 0.25
 Structureless areas 30 (61.2) 5 (38.5) 25 (69.4) 0.05
 Sharp demarcation 10 (20.4) 4 (30.8) 6 (16.7) 0.28
Vascular patterns
 Corkscrew 3 (6.1) 2 (15.4) 1 (2.8) 0.10
 Dotted 11 (22.5) 5 (38.5) 6 (16.7) 0.11
 Linear/irregular 8 (16.3) 4 (30.8) 4 (11.1) 0.10
 Hairpin 3 (6.1) 2 (15.4) 1 (2.8) 0.10
 Milky-red areas 9 (18.4) 5 (38.5) 4 (11.1) 0.03
 Polymorphous 9 (18.4) 6 (46.2) 3 (8.3) 0.003