Body photography in the diagnosis of melanoma: an integrative review

Abstract

This integrative review included 22 studies aiming to identify the main conclusions regarding the use of total body photography for the diagnosis of melanoma. Thus, it demonstrated that the method could help in the early detection of melanoma, reducing unnecessary biopsies, identifying melanomas from new lesions, improving patient survival, and decreasing patient anxiety. However, it can be a high-cost method. Therefore, total body photography is a proficient tool in facilitating the monitoring and diagnosis of melanoma in patients at a certain risk.

Keywords

• melanoma
• diagnosis
• dermoscopy