Impact of Diagnostic Confidence, Perceived Difficulty, and Clinical Experience in Facial Melanoma Detection: Results from a European Multicentric Teledermoscopic Study

Background: Diagnosing facial melanoma, specifically lentigo maligna (LM) and lentigo maligna melanoma (LMM), is a daily clinical challenge, particularly for small or traumatized lesions. LM and LMM are part of the broader group of atypical pigmented facial lesions (aPFLs), which also includes benig...

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Published in:	Cancers Vol. 17; no. 20; p. 3388
Main Authors:	Cartocci, Alessandra, Luschi, Alessio, Lo Conte, Sofia, Cinotti, Elisa, Farnetani, Francesca, Lallas, Aimilios, Paoli, John, Longo, Caterina, Moscarella, Elvira, Tiodorovic, Danica, Stanganelli, Ignazio, Suppa, Mariano, Dika, Emi, Zalaudek, Iris, Pizzichetta, Maria Antonietta, Perrot, Jean Luc, Savarese, Imma, Żychowska, Magdalena, Rubegni, Giovanni, Fruschelli, Mario, Iadanza, Ernesto, Cevenini, Gabriele, Tognetti, Linda
Format:	Journal Article
Language:	English
Published:	Switzerland MDPI AG 21.10.2025
Subjects:	Accuracy atypical pigmented facial lesions Benign Biopsy Classification Confidence Confocal microscopy Dermatologi och venereologi Dermatologists Dermatology Dermatology and Venereal Diseases dermoscopy Diagnosis Diagnosis, Differential diagnostic accuracy diagnostic confidence Differential diagnosis Influence Keratosis lentigo maligna Lesions Likert scale Management Melanoma Microscope and microscopy Microscopy pigmented actinic keratosis Practice Psychological aspects Quality management Skin cancer Social aspects solar lentigo Variables Italy pigmented actinic keratosis diagnostic confidence diagnostic accuracy lentigo maligna atypical pigmented facial lesions solar lentigo dermoscopy
ISSN:	2072-6694, 2072-6694
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