Suspected skin malignancy: a comparison of diagnoses of family practitioners and dermatologists in 493 patients

International Journal of Dermatology
A MorrisonF C Powell

Abstract

In the Irish health system, dermatology patients present to their family practitioner for diagnosis and treatment, and are referred to a dermatologist for a second opinion where diagnosis is in doubt or when there has been therapeutic failure. The level of expertise in dermatology amongst family practitioners varies considerably. To compare the diagnoses of general practitioners and dermatologists over a selected period in patients with a possible diagnosis of skin cancer. Four hundred and ninety-three patients were seen by one of two dermatologists over a 1-year period at a rapid referral clinic for patients suspected by their family practitioners of having unstable or possibly malignant skin lesions; 213 of these patients had a diagnosis made on clinical examination by the dermatologist, while 264 had diagnostic or therapeutic biopsies performed; 16 patients defaulted on surgery. The diagnoses of the family practitioners agreed with the diagnoses of the dermatologists on patients diagnosed clinically in 54% of cases. Thirty-eight patients had histologically proven skin malignancy. These were diagnosed accurately by the referring family practitioner in 22% of patients, while the dermatologists made the correct diagnosis prior ...Continue Reading

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