TY - JOUR
T1 - Darkly Pigmented Lesions in Dark‐Skinned Patients
AU - KALTER, DEBRA CHESTER
AU - Goldberg, Leonard Harry
AU - ROSEN, THEODORE
PY - 1984/11
Y1 - 1984/11
N2 - It is well known that fair-haired, fair-complected individuals have an increased risk of skin malignancies. Current literature, however, gives no aid in evaluating darkly pigmented lesions in the dark-skinned patient. Blacks have an incidence of malignant melanoma from 5 to 18 times less than whites, while Hispanics have a higher incidence than blacks, but 3.5 to 4.5 times less than whites. Basal-cell epitheliomas are more likely to be darkly pigmented in both groups, leading to erroneous diagnosis and treatment as melanomas.
AB - It is well known that fair-haired, fair-complected individuals have an increased risk of skin malignancies. Current literature, however, gives no aid in evaluating darkly pigmented lesions in the dark-skinned patient. Blacks have an incidence of malignant melanoma from 5 to 18 times less than whites, while Hispanics have a higher incidence than blacks, but 3.5 to 4.5 times less than whites. Basal-cell epitheliomas are more likely to be darkly pigmented in both groups, leading to erroneous diagnosis and treatment as melanomas.
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U2 - 10.1111/j.1524-4725.1984.tb01340.x
DO - 10.1111/j.1524-4725.1984.tb01340.x
M3 - Article
C2 - 6491026
AN - SCOPUS:0021713014
SN - 0148-0812
VL - 10
SP - 876
EP - 881
JO - The Journal of dermatologic surgery and oncology
JF - The Journal of dermatologic surgery and oncology
IS - 11
ER -