A Fast-Track Referral System for Skin Lesions Suspicious of Melanoma: Population-Based Cross-Sectional Study from a Plastic Surgery Center

Table 2

Origin of the referrals in the fast-track referral system and the proportion of diagnosed CM and diagnostic accuracy.

	GP	Derm.	PS	Other	Total
Referrals	88	441	5	22	556
(i) Without biopsy	55	321	0	17	393
CM diagnosed with biopsy prior to referral	31	106	5	5	113
CM verified with biopsy after referral	16	145	0	4	199
CM in total	47	251	5	9	312

CM: cutaneous melanoma.
Derm.: dermatologist.
PS: plastic surgeon.