Correlation of total body photography frequency and invasive melanoma depth

Drugge, Elizabeth D.; Sarac, Rebecca; Elston, Dirk M.; Drugge, Rhett J.

doi:10.1016/j.jaad.2019.11.003

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“…Seven studies were conducted in the USA [23][24][25][26][27][28][29], and three in Australia [30][31][32]. One study was performed in Europe [33,34], one in New Zealand [35], and one in Israel [36] ( Table 2).…”

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confidence: 99%

“…All included studies investigated 2-D TBP while none investigated 3-D TBP. However, four studies did not describe the methods of imaging in detail [24,25,27,29], while in eight studies TBP was performed by using standardized poses or views with a systematic series of photos [26,28,[30][31][32][33][34][35][36]. In the study performed by Drugge et al, a semi-automated TBP system was deployed which captured images simultaneously using 25 cameras [23,29].…”

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confidence: 99%

“…However, four studies did not describe the methods of imaging in detail [24,25,27,29], while in eight studies TBP was performed by using standardized poses or views with a systematic series of photos [26,28,[30][31][32][33][34][35][36]. In the study performed by Drugge et al, a semi-automated TBP system was deployed which captured images simultaneously using 25 cameras [23,29]. While in six studies TBP was performed with serial imaging [23,29,31,[33][34][35][36], in four studies only baseline TBP was performed [26,28,30,32].…”

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confidence: 99%

“…While in six studies TBP was performed with serial imaging [23,29,31,[33][34][35][36], in four studies only baseline TBP was performed [26,28,30,32]. In addition, ten studies also implemented dermoscopy [23,26,[28][29][30][31][32][33][34][35][36]. SDDI was only conducted in four studies [31,[33][34][35][36].…”

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confidence: 99%

“…Using data from the same cohort, the frequency of TBP and the invasion depth of identified melanoma were correlated in 218 patients. In total, 225 lesions were biopsied, 67 (29.8%) of which were malignant, including 44 in situ and 23 invasive melanomas [29]. The minimum interval between baseline and a follow-up TBP session to identify a new invasive melanoma was 1.29 years.…”

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The Value of Total Body Photography for the Early Detection of Melanoma: A Systematic Review

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Early detection of melanoma is critical to reduce the mortality and morbidity rates of this tumor. Total body photography (TBP) may aid in the early detection of melanoma. To summarize the current evidence on TBP for the early detection of melanoma, we performed a systematic literature search in Medline, Embase, and the Cochrane Central Register of Controlled Trials (CENTRAL) for eligible records up to 6th August 2020. Outcomes of interest included melanoma incidence, incisional and excisional biopsy rates, as well as the Breslow’s index of detected tumors. Results from individual studies were described qualitatively. The risks of bias and applicability of the included studies was assessed using the QUADAS-2 checklist. In total, 14 studies published between 1997 and 2020 with an overall sample size of n = 12082 (range 100–4692) were included in the qualitative analysis. Individuals undergoing TBP showed a trend towards a lower Breslow’s thickness and a higher proportion of in situ melanomas compared to those without TBP. The number needed to excise one melanoma varied from 3:1 to 14.3:1 and was better for lesions that arose de novo than for tracked ones. The included studies were judged to be of unclear methodological concern with specific deficiencies in the domains “flow and timing” and “reference standard”. The use of TBP can improve the early detection of melanoma in high-risk populations. Future studies are warranted to reduce the heterogeneity of phenotypic risk factor definition and the technical implementation of TBP. Artificial intelligence-assisted analysis of images derived from 3-D TBP systems and digital dermoscopy may further improve the early detection of melanoma.

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