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Menzies method

Menzies method
Criteria Description

Negative features

Neither can be present in melanoma

Symmetrical pigmentation pattern Symmetric pigment pattern across all axes.
Presence of only a single color Presence of only 1 color:
  1. Tan
  2. Dark brown
  3. Black
  4. Gray
  5. Blue
  6. Red

Positive features

At least one feature has to be present to consider the diagnosis of melanoma

Multiple (5-6) colors Presence of 5 or 6 of the above colors.
Blue-white veil Irregular and confluent blue pigmentation with an overlying white "ground glass" film, not associated with red-blue lacunae.
Multiple brown dots Aggregations of dark brown dots, usually within the body of the lesion.
Multiple blue/gray dots Diffuse, partly aggregated dots, "pepper-like" in appearance.
Peripheral black dots or globules Black dots or globules at or near the edge of the lesion.
Broadened network Pigment network with areas of thick grids.
Pseudopods Finger-like projections with small knobs at their tips, which are directly connected to the tumor body or the pigment network.
Radial streaming Radial and asymmetric linear extensions at the edge of the lesion.
Scar-like depigmentation White, irregular area of depigmentation.
Data from:
  1. Menzies SW, Ingvar C, Crotty KA, McCarthy WH. Frequency and morphologic characteristics of invasive melanomas lacking specific surface microscopic features. Arch Dermatol 1996; 132:1178.
  2. Menzies SW, Ingvar C, McCarthy WH. A sensitivity and specificity analysis of the surface microscopy features of invasive melanoma. Melanoma Res 1996; 6:55.
Reproduced with permission from Drs. Ashfaq Marghoob and Natalia Jaimes.
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