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These patients were seen over a 9-month period (January\u2013September 2009). All patients were examined by the same consultant dermatologist. Data were collected on patients\u2019 sex, age, presenting complaint and findings on complete skin examination.<\/jats:p>\n               <jats:p>Results Two nodular malignant melanomas with mean Breslow thickness of 0\u00b76 mm (0\u00b74%) and one melanoma in situ were identified at sites distant from the patient\u2019s presenting complaint. Sixteen patients (3\u00b73%) had a basal cell carcinoma that would not have been discovered if the presenting lesion alone had been examined. Thirty-three patients (6\u00b78%) had actinic keratoses or squamous cell carcinoma in situ and nine (1\u00b79%) had dysplastic naevi. A further 21 patients (4\u00b73%) had a suspicious lesion biopsied or excised with subsequent benign histology. Seventy-three patients (15\u00b71%) had other benign dermatological diagnoses requiring treatment or investigation.<\/jats:p>\n               <jats:p>Conclusions In a 9-month period, in a sample of 483 new patients, three patients (0\u00b76%) had potentially lethal skin malignancies identified that would not have been diagnosed without a complete skin examination. Sixteen (3\u00b73%) patients had basal cell carcinomas that would have been missed without complete skin examination. This study confirms the traditional teaching that complete skin examination has the potential to reduce morbidity and mortality from cutaneous malignancy.<\/jats:p>","DOI":"10.1111\/j.1365-2133.2011.10483.x","type":"journal-article","created":{"date-parts":[[2011,6,30]],"date-time":"2011-06-30T13:38:17Z","timestamp":1309441097000},"page":"1124-1126","source":"Crossref","is-referenced-by-count":8,"title":["Complete skin examination is essential in the assessment of dermatology patients: findings from 483 patients"],"prefix":"10.1093","volume":"165","author":[{"given":"B.","family":"Moran","sequence":"first","affiliation":[{"name":"Department of Dermatology, St Vincent\u2019s University Hospital, Elm Park, Dublin 4, Ireland"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"I.","family":"McDonald","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Department of Dermatology, St Vincent\u2019s University Hospital, Elm Park, Dublin 4, Ireland"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"D.","family":"Wall","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Department of Dermatology, St Vincent\u2019s University Hospital, Elm Park, Dublin 4, Ireland"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"S.J.","family":"O\u2019Shea","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Department of Dermatology, St Vincent\u2019s University Hospital, Elm Park, Dublin 4, Ireland"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"C.","family":"Ryan","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Department of Dermatology, St Vincent\u2019s University Hospital, Elm Park, Dublin 4, Ireland"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"A.J.","family":"Ryan","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Department of Dermatology, St Vincent\u2019s University Hospital, Elm Park, Dublin 4, Ireland"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"B.","family":"Kirby","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Department of Dermatology, St Vincent\u2019s University Hospital, Elm Park, Dublin 4, Ireland"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]}],"member":"286","published-online":{"date-parts":[[2011,11,1]]},"reference":[{"key":"2023012703562826400_b1","volume-title":"Atlas of Clinical Dermatology","author":"du Vivier","year":"2002","edition":"3rd edn"},{"key":"2023012703562826400_b2","doi-asserted-by":"crossref","first-page":"873","DOI":"10.1001\/archdermatol.2009.137","article-title":"Routine dermatologist-performed full-body skin examination and early melanoma detection","volume":"145","author":"Kantor","year":"2009","journal-title":"Arch Dermatol"},{"key":"2023012703562826400_b3","doi-asserted-by":"crossref","first-page":"257","DOI":"10.1111\/j.1440-0960.2009.00554.x","article-title":"Melanoma in private practice: do dermatologists make a difference?","volume":"50","author":"Cherian","year":"2009","journal-title":"Australas J Dermatol"},{"key":"2023012703562826400_b4","volume-title":"United States Cancer Statistics: 1999\u20132007 Incidence and Mortality Web-based Report","author":"U.S. Cancer Statistics Working Group","year":"2010"},{"key":"2023012703562826400_b5","volume-title":"Cancer in Australia 2010: An Overview","author":"AIHW 2010"},{"key":"2023012703562826400_b6","doi-asserted-by":"crossref","first-page":"31","DOI":"10.1016\/S0190-9622(88)70004-3","article-title":"Yield from a complete skin examination. 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