Skin Biopsy in the Context of Dermatological Diagnosis : A Retrospective Cohort Study
Joint Authors
Antoniou, Christina
Katsambas, Andreas D.
Korfitis, Chrysovalantis
Gregoriou, Stamatis
Rigopoulos, Dimitris
Source
Dermatology Research and Practice
Issue
Vol. 2014, Issue 2014 (31 Dec. 2014), pp.1-5, 5 p.
Publisher
Hindawi Publishing Corporation
Publication Date
2014-01-30
Country of Publication
Egypt
No. of Pages
5
Main Subjects
Abstract EN
Background.
Skin biopsy is an established method for allying the dermatologist in overcoming the diagnostic dilemmas which occur during consultations.
However neither do all skin biopsies produce a conclusive diagnosis nor the dermatologists routinely perform this procedure to every patient they consult.
The aim of this study was to investigate the favourable clinical diagnoses set by dermatologists when performing skin biopsy, the diagnoses reached by the dermatopathologists after microscopic examination, and the relationship between them and finally to comment on the instances that skin biopsy fails to fulfill the diagnostic task.
Methods.
Six thousand eight hundred and sixteen biopsy specimens were reviewed and descriptive statistics were performed.
Results.
The mean age of the patients was 54.58±0.26 years, the most common site of biopsy was the head and neck (38.3%), the most frequently proposed clinical diagnoses included malignancies (19.28%), and the most prevalent pathological diagnosis was epitheliomas (21.9%).
After microscopic examination, a specific histological diagnosis was proposed in 83.29% of the cases and a consensus between clinical and histological diagnoses was observed in 68% of them.
Conclusions.
Although there are cases that skin biopsy exhibits diagnostic inefficiency, it remains a valuable aid for the dermatology clinical practice.
American Psychological Association (APA)
Korfitis, Chrysovalantis& Gregoriou, Stamatis& Antoniou, Christina& Katsambas, Andreas D.& Rigopoulos, Dimitris. 2014. Skin Biopsy in the Context of Dermatological Diagnosis : A Retrospective Cohort Study. Dermatology Research and Practice،Vol. 2014, no. 2014, pp.1-5.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-494444
Modern Language Association (MLA)
Korfitis, Chrysovalantis…[et al.]. Skin Biopsy in the Context of Dermatological Diagnosis : A Retrospective Cohort Study. Dermatology Research and Practice No. 2014 (2014), pp.1-5.
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American Medical Association (AMA)
Korfitis, Chrysovalantis& Gregoriou, Stamatis& Antoniou, Christina& Katsambas, Andreas D.& Rigopoulos, Dimitris. Skin Biopsy in the Context of Dermatological Diagnosis : A Retrospective Cohort Study. Dermatology Research and Practice. 2014. Vol. 2014, no. 2014, pp.1-5.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-494444
Data Type
Journal Articles
Language
English
Notes
Includes bibliographical references
Record ID
BIM-494444