[The impact of dermoscopy in clinical practice].

For a long time, visual exploration has been the main strategy in dermatology. Melanoma diagnosis is established with symptoms like pruritus, scars and bleeding. The incidence of melanoma and its high mortality led to the use of dermoscopy, which has shown good results for identification, prevention and diagnosis of malign melanoma.

[Dermoscopy findings in malignant skin melanoma with metastases. A case report].

Melanoma is the result of the malignant transformation of normal melanocytes of the skin, which are responsible for the synthesis of melamine. It occupies the third place in frequency of skin cancer. Its incidence shows an annual increment of 3 to 7 % which varies in different populations.