The Dysplastic Nevus, the True Myth

Analysis of Statistical Changes in Melanoma Malignum Cases Amount (C43 ICD-10) in Lower Silesia Region of Poland in Years 2006-2012

“…Unfortunately, the melanoma malignum is difficult to diagnose, as sometimes the primary lesion is untraceable while the metastases are present already [3]; the lesions can also look in many different ways, so the clinical doctors often call it "the great imitator" -sometimes the non-neoplasm changes can raise serious suspicions of melanoma malignum while in fact being of different origin or even iatrogenic artefacts [4]. The rise in patients' awareness triggers overtreating of harmless but suspicious-looking skin lesions [5]. Epidemiological studies associate malignant melanoma of skin with exposure to sun, especially in case of susceptible populations, foremost children [6].…”