Detection of cutaneous malignant melanoma by tape stripping of pigmented skin lesions - A systematic review.

Ida Marie Nedergaard Thomsen Ida Marie HeerfordtKatrine Elisabeth KarmisholtMette Mogensen

Published in: Skin research and technology : official journal of International Society for Bioengineering and the Skin (ISBS) [and] International Society for Digital Imaging of Skin (ISDIS) [and] International Society for Skin Imaging (ISSI) (2023)

Overall quality of studies was low, and the reliability of sensitivity and specificity is questionable. However, TS may supplement well-established diagnostic methods as pooled analysis of five studies indicates a moderate sensitivity. Future studies are needed to obtain more reliable data as independent studies with no conflict of interest.

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