Defining the Role of Optical Super-high Magnification Dermoscopy in the Diagnosis of Skin Tumors
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- What is being studied
- This is an observational study: the protocol does not assign a study treatment.
- Who it may be relevant to
- Registry conditions: Skin Cancers. Basic parameters: from 18 years · All.
- What needs checking
- Age, condition and sex are only basic indicators. Prior treatment, laboratory values and other mandatory requirements appear in the eligibility criteria below.
- Where it takes place
- Center list to be confirmed — check the primary protocol.
- Next step
- Save the trial, show it to the treating physician, and confirm current recruitment with the study center. Costs, documents and travel →
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Official title
A Prospective Observational Study for Defining the Role of Optical Super-high Magnification Dermoscopy in the Diagnosis of Skin Tumors
Overview
This is a prospective study aimed at evaluating the diagnostic accuracy (compared to histopathological diagnosis) and clinical utility of optical super-high magnification dermoscopy (OSHMD) in detecting and differentiating skin tumors, including both benign and malignant lesions, particularly in nevi/melanoma and basal cell carcinoma, in patients with suspicious lesions at a magnification of 20x. Additionally, the characteristics of skin lesions will be analyzed using OSHMD, and their distribution in skin tumors will be assessed. The agreement between the examiners' evaluations and the concordance between dermoscopic diagnoses at 20x and 400x compared to histopathological diagnosis will also be examined. The hypothesis is that OSHMD could assist in identifying malignancy features, thus improving the diagnostic accuracy of skin tumors and potentially leading to earlier and more precise detection of neoplasms
Primary outcome measures
- Evaluate the diagnostic accuracy and clinical utility of super-high magnification dermoscopy in the detection and differentiation of skin tumors [Time frame: from the enrollment to the reaching of 1000 patients or up to 156 weeks]
Eligibility criteria
Inclusion criteria
- patients who will come to our attention for skin cancer screening with dermoscopy, willing to partecipate to the study
Exclusion criteria
- patients aged under 18 year old
- patients unable to understand and signed the onformed consent
Criteria are shown verbatim from the registry (in English). Final eligibility is always assessed by the study center.
Healthy volunteers: No
Study design
- Observational model
- Case-only
Study locations
Center list to be confirmed — check the primary protocol.
Identifiers
NCT: NCT06908720 · CET 58-2025 (OSHMD)