Simone Ribero, MD, PhD; Maria Rosaria Gualano, MD; Simona Osella-Abate, ScD; et al.
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JAMA Dermatol. 2015;151(12):1301-1307. doi:10.1001/jamadermatol.2015.2235
This systematic review and meta-analysis of primary melanoma studies found that the risk of sentinel lymph node positivity was significantly lower in patients with histologic regression than in those without.
Matthew Mansh, MD; Kenneth A. Katz, MD, MSc, MSCE; Eleni Linos, MD, DrPH; et al.
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JAMA Dermatol. 2015;151(12):1308-1316. doi:10.1001/jamadermatol.2015.3126
This cross-sectional study of heterosexual and sexual minority men and women reports a higher prevalence of indoor tanning and skin cancer among sexual minority men than among heterosexual men.
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Editorial
Skin Cancer Risk in Gay and Bisexual Men: A Call to Action
Aaron J. Blashill, PhD; Sherry Pagoto, PhD
JAMA Dermatol
Howa Yeung, MD; Sara Farber, BA; Belinda K. Birnbaum, MD; et al.
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JAMA Dermatol. 2015;151(12):1317-1322. doi:10.1001/jamadermatol.2015.2008
This cross-sectional study suggests that the Cutaneous Sarcoidosis Activity and Morphology Instrument and Sarcoidosis Activity and Severity Index are reliable and valid outcome measures for dermatologists and nondermatologists assessing cutaneous sarcoidosis.
Santanu K. Datta, PhD, MBA; Erin M. Warshaw, MD, MS; Karen E. Edison, MD; et al.
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JAMA Dermatol. 2015;151(12):1323-1329. doi:10.1001/jamadermatol.2015.2362
This randomized clinical trial compares the costs of conventional and store-and-forward teledermatology referrals in a population of patients treated at remote sites who were enrolled in the US Department of Veterans Affairs health system.
Ikumi Nakamura, MD; Yoshiyuki Kariya, MD, PhD; Etsuko Okada, MD, PhD; et al.
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JAMA Dermatol. 2015;151(12):1330-1337. doi:10.1001/jamadermatol.2015.2389
This study of patients with dermatofibrosarcoma protuberans indicates that the PDGFB protein is expressed in most of these tumors and may be a useful diagnostic tool.
Shirin Bajaj, BA; Stephen W. Dusza, DrPH; Michael A. Marchetti, MD; et al.
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JAMA Dermatol. 2015;151(12):1338-1345. doi:10.1001/jamadermatol.2015.2231
This study of 3 cohorts of patients with peripheral globular nevi describes apparent symmetric enlargement followed by growth cessation for 4 to 5 years, suggesting that not all nevi growth is associated with malignancy.
Ralf H. J. M. Kurvers, PhD; Jens Krause, PhD; Giuseppe Argenziano, MD; et al.
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JAMA Dermatol. 2015;151(12):1346-1353. doi:10.1001/jamadermatol.2015.3149
This analysis of assessment of skin lesion images via the Internet investigates whether a collective intelligence approach can be used to improve diagnostic accuracy in skin cancer detection.