Research Article

Computer-Aided Decision Support for Melanoma Detection Applied on Melanocytic and Nonmelanocytic Skin Lesions: A Comparison of Two Systems Based on Automatic Analysis of Dermoscopic Images

Table 1

Histopathological diagnoses for the skin lesions.

Histopathological diagnosis Total: 877

Benign lesions727
 Melanocytic lesions596
  Naevus 574
  Naevoid lentigo 9
  Blue naevus 8
  Spitz naevus 4
  Sutton naevus 1
 Nonmelanocytic lesions 118
  Seborrheic keratosis 80
  Lentigo senilis 9
  Neurofibroma 5
  Dermatofibroma 8
  Hemangioma 4
  Verruca 2
  Acanthoma 3
  Papilloma, fibroma molle, sebaceous gland
  hyperplasia, scar, eczema, folliculitis, and
  diskoid lupus erythematodes
7
 Collision tumours 13

Malignant and precancerous lesions148
 Melanoma 45
  Invasive melanoma 25
  Melanoma in situ 20
 Nonmelanoma skin cancers 103
  Adnexal carcinoma 1
  Actinic keratosis 13
  Basal cell carcinoma 71
  Squamous cell carcinoma 7
  Bowen’s disease 11

No histopathological diagnosis2