Real-world melanoma miss rate in an NHS hospital dermatology service: a retrospective study
This retrospective study assessed the melanoma miss rate of dermatology clinicians working in a secondary care NHS hospital. Nine of 428 primary invasive melanomas (2.1%) diagnosed over a 2-year period had been dismissed as benign in the same service within the preceding year (missed diagnosis). A further four cases (0.9%) were classed as possible misses and a final four (0.9%) as delayed diagnosis.
Authors
- Harry Heath (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8068-0832)
- Alexander D G Anderson (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0009-1782-742X)
- James Koutsis (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0380-3127)
- Pascale Guitera (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9519-110X)
- Victoria Owen (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9307-8231)
- Huw Greenish
- Hafsa Faarax Shirwac
- Sarah Carswell
- Hannah Morgan (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2519-3091)
Institutions
- The University of Sydney (AU)
- University of Exeter (GB)
- Royal Cornwall Hospital Trust (GB)
- Melanoma Institute Australia (AU)
Publication Details
- Journal
- British Journal of Dermatology
- Published
- 2025-01-16
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1093/bjd/ljaf024
- Primary Topic
- Cutaneous Melanoma Detection and Management
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00