Combination of multimodal imaging features predictive of choroidal nevus transformation into melanoma.

Lauren A DalvinCarol L ShieldsDavid Arturo Ancona-LezamaMichael D YuMaura Di NicolaBasil K WilliamsJ Antonio Lucio-AlvarezSu Mae AngSean M MaloneyR Joel WelchJerry A Shields

Published in: The British journal of ophthalmology (2018)

Six risk factors for choroidal nevus transformation into melanoma by multimodal imaging have been identified. Risk for transformation into melanoma is 1% when no factors are present, and approaches 100% with specific combinations of three or more risk factors. Understanding how combinations of factors influence risk of transformation into melanoma can guide counselling and treatment decisions.

Keyphrases

risk factors
skin cancer
high resolution
optical coherence tomography
pain management
basal cell carcinoma
smoking cessation
mass spectrometry