Impact of skin biopsy practices: A comprehensive nationwide study on skin cancer and melanoma biopsies
A healthcare system that employs filtering functions before biopsy of skin lesions can achieve some of the lowest BMR reported in the world, but with most benign skin lesion excisions due to suspicion of malignancy performed in the expensive hospital setting. Including clinical reason for biopsy in diagnostic accuracy studies using NNB is crucial.
Authors
- Niels Kvorning Ternov (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8034-6727)
- Gustav Gede Nervil (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6440-9962)
- Tine Vestergaard (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7210-8884)
- Martin G. Tolsgaard (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9197-5564)
- Siri Klausen
- Lisbet Rosenkrantz Hölmich (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1983-5222)
Institutions
- University of Copenhagen (DK)
- Odense University Hospital (DK)
- Copenhagen University Hospital (DK)
- Gentofte Hospital (DK)
- Rigshospitalet (DK)
- Copenhagen Academy for Medical Education and Simulation (DK)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Journal of the European Academy of Dermatology and Venereology
- Published
- 2024-10-12
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1111/jdv.20371
- Citations
- 5
- Primary Topic
- Cutaneous Melanoma Detection and Management
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 1.41
Funders
- Kræftens Bekæmpelse
- Innovationsfonden