M Lynch1, E Tierney2, L Roche2, J Quigley2, M Farsi2, B Ramsay2, C Hackett2, K Ahmad2. 1. Dermatology Department, University Hospital Limerick, Dooradoyle, Co. Limerick, Ireland. maeve.lynch2@hse.ie. 2. Dermatology Department, University Hospital Limerick, Dooradoyle, Co. Limerick, Ireland.
Abstract
BACKGROUND: A pigmented lesion clinic (PLC) was introduced and Consultant Dermatology posts were increased in the Mid-West of Ireland with the aim of improving early detection of melanoma. METHODS: We analysed retrospectively the invasive melanomas excised in the Mid-West of Ireland over a 2-year period prior to (2010-2011) and after (2013-2014) the advent of the PLC. RESULTS: The number of melanomas excised almost doubled from 54 (2010-2011) to 107 (2013-2014). There was a significant rise in the rate of excision biopsies performed by Dermatologists compared to non-dermatology clinicians from 19 to 56% (p < 0.0001). There was a significant difference in the diagnostic accuracy of excised melanomas by Dermatologists compared to non-dermatology clinicians during both time periods (2010-2011: p = 0.001; 2013-2014: p < 0.0001). There was a non-significant decrease in the median Breslow thickness of melanomas from 1.3 mm (0.6-2.6) (2010-2011) to 1.0 mm (0.5-2.3) (2013-2014) (n = 145, p = 0.48). CONCLUSION: The PLC has led to an increase in the number of melanomas excised by Dermatologists in the Mid-West of Ireland which has led to higher diagnostic accuracy.
BACKGROUND: A pigmented lesion clinic (PLC) was introduced and Consultant Dermatology posts were increased in the Mid-West of Ireland with the aim of improving early detection of melanoma. METHODS: We analysed retrospectively the invasive melanomas excised in the Mid-West of Ireland over a 2-year period prior to (2010-2011) and after (2013-2014) the advent of the PLC. RESULTS: The number of melanomas excised almost doubled from 54 (2010-2011) to 107 (2013-2014). There was a significant rise in the rate of excision biopsies performed by Dermatologists compared to non-dermatology clinicians from 19 to 56% (p < 0.0001). There was a significant difference in the diagnostic accuracy of excised melanomas by Dermatologists compared to non-dermatology clinicians during both time periods (2010-2011: p = 0.001; 2013-2014: p < 0.0001). There was a non-significant decrease in the median Breslow thickness of melanomas from 1.3 mm (0.6-2.6) (2010-2011) to 1.0 mm (0.5-2.3) (2013-2014) (n = 145, p = 0.48). CONCLUSION: The PLC has led to an increase in the number of melanomas excised by Dermatologists in the Mid-West of Ireland which has led to higher diagnostic accuracy.
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