Nolan Brian, O'Connor Cathal, Murphy Michelle
Dermatology, South Infirmary Victoria University Hospital, Cork, Ireland.
Dermatology, University College Cork, Cork, Ireland.
Skin Health Dis. 2025 Apr 16;5(3):240-241. doi: 10.1093/skinhd/vzaf008. eCollection 2025 Jun.
A significant proportion of melanomas arise on the lower limb, which may present to podiatrists. In this study, two-thirds (67.6%) of podiatrists reported reviewing pigmented lesions, and two-thirds (69.6%) reported identifying a lesion suspicious for melanoma. Only 57.8% of podiatrists felt comfortable contacting their patient's general practitioner, and most podiatrists (82.2%) felt they received inadequate training in melanoma.
相当一部分黑色素瘤出现在下肢,可能会被足病医生发现。在这项研究中,三分之二(67.6%)的足病医生报告称会检查色素沉着病变,三分之二(69.6%)的足病医生报告称识别出可疑为黑色素瘤的病变。只有57.8%的足病医生对联系患者的全科医生感到放心,大多数足病医生(82.2%)觉得他们在黑色素瘤方面接受的培训不足。