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From the photographs shown in the article titled "Dermoscopy Subpatterns of Nonpigment Skin Tumors," which was published in the April 2005 issue of the ARCHIVES,¹ it is difficult to understand what dermoscopy has to add to the clinical skills of a physician in the classification of skin lesions, if that physician has a good pair of eyes and can perform a biopsy, which is the "gold standard" for diagnosing amelanotic tumors. Would anyone forgo a biopsy on the basis of these patterns? Am I missing something or do others feel the same way?

AUTHOR INFORMATION
Correspondence: Dr Lombardo, Dermatology, Sutton Place Dermatology, 445 E 58th St, New York, NY 10022 (pcl@suttonplacedermatology.com).

Financial Disclosure: None.

Peter C. Lombardo, MD

1. Zalaudek I. Dermoscopy subpatterns of nonpigment skin tumors. Arch Dermatol. 2005;141:532. FREE FULL TEXT

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