Amongst primary malignant tumours, melanoma arising on the foot is the most common. The detection of foot melanoma relies on the health care practitioner's observational skills in recognising early changes. Reports suggest that dermoscopy is a valuable tool in order to detect such lesions. This article emphasizes on the potential significance of dermoscopy in the identification of melanomas of the foot.
Cancers that involve skin account for a third of all human cancers. The improvements in the prognosis have been witnessed for patients with melanoma on the skin. Dermoscopy is a non-invasive tool that allows the identification of specific morphological features in different skin tumors, improving significantly the early diagnosis of melanoma and non-melanoma skin cancer (NMSC). Dermoscopy has higher sensitivity for melanoma detection than naked-eye examination with generally no decrease…
