Poor correlation between spectrophotometric intracutaneous analysis and histopathology in melanoma and non-melanoma lesions
Completed
- Conditions
- MelanomaCancerMalignant neoplasm of skin
- Registration Number
- ISRCTN81210311
- Lead Sponsor
- Research and Development council, Västra Götaland (Forskning och Utveckling, Västra Götaland [Fou VGreg]) (Sweden)
- Brief Summary
Not available
- Detailed Description
Not available
Recruitment & Eligibility
- Status
- Completed
- Sex
- All
- Target Recruitment
- 60
Inclusion Criteria
Lesions clinically suspicious for melanoma and showing positive SIAscopic findings during routine investigations
Exclusion Criteria
Aged under 18 years
Study & Design
- Study Type
- Observational
- Study Design
- Not specified
- Primary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method 1. SIAgraphs were evaluated for features indicating melanoma and the following were calculated: <br>1.1. Sensitivity<br>1.2. Specificity<br>1.3. Positive Predictive Value (PPV) <br>1.4. Negative Predictive Value (NPV) <br>2. Topographical comparisons between SIAscopy findings and histopathology were made. <br>Level of agreement was assessed by Kappa statistics.
- Secondary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method