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New You Chicago: Dermatoscopic Skin Exam (Dr. Beata Danek)

A helpful diagnostic tool that we can use, even at home, is the ABCDE criteria. Melanoma is a malignant tumor that arises from melanocytic (pigmented) cells. Most often, melanoma develops in the skin, but it can also appear in the eyeball and mucous membranes. To distinguish melanoma from a typical mole, the lesion should be evaluated for the following clinical features: Asymmetry – suspicious changes have asymmetrical dimensions. The healthy mole is rather symmetrical in shape; Border – lesions of a malignant nature have very irregular margins; Color – the healthy mole is usually uniform in color. In the case of melanoma-like lesions, the color is not consistent, has highlights or darkening on the lesion’s surface; Diameter – the abnormal size of the lesion, greater than 6mm; Evolving – noticeable changes in the lesion that occur rapidly, such as size, color, bleeding, thickness, or shape.