The value of pre-surgical photography in the management of melanoma

Iris Zalaudek; Teresa Deinlein; Nora Woltsche; Romana Kupsa; Christina Ambros-Rudolph

doi:10.5826/dpc.0702a04

The value of pre-surgical photography in the management of melanoma

Authors

Iris Zalaudek Department of Dermatology and Venereology, Medical University of Graz, Austria
Teresa Deinlein Department of Dermatology and Venereology, Medical University of Graz, Austria
Nora Woltsche Department of Dermatology and Venereology, Medical University of Graz, Austria
Romana Kupsa Department of Dermatology and Venereology, Medical University of Graz, Austria
Christina Ambros-Rudolph Private Practice, Graz, Austria

Keywords:

melanoma, preventive medicine, photography, dermoscopy

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