Profile and results of histopathological examinations of the patients treated at the dermoscopy ambulatory of Escola Paulista de Medicina - UNIFESP over a period of 16 years

• Grant number: 11/19831-4
• Support Opportunities: Scholarships in Brazil - Scientific Initiation
• Start date: January 01, 2012
• End date: December 31, 2012
• Field of knowledge: Health Sciences - Medicine - Medical Clinics
• Principal Investigator: Sergio Henrique Hirata
• Grantee: Kevin Yun Kim
• Host Institution: Escola Paulista de Medicina (EPM). Universidade Federal de São Paulo (UNIFESP). Campus São Paulo. São Paulo , SP, Brazil

Abstract

Background: knowledge of the epidemiological profile of the patients treated in health services is essential for planning of preventive and curative actions. Objectives: identification of the main histopathological diagnoses obtained by dermoscopy and correlation with the dermoscopic and epidemiological characteristics Methods: data collection with a retrospective assessment of histopathology reports and epidemiological characteristics of patients in the dermoscopy ambulatory of the Department of Dermatology - Escola Paulista de Medicina - UNIFESP. Construction of tables correlating the histopathological diagnosis obtained with the epidemiological and dermoscopic characteristics of patients. Results and Conclusion: to be presented. (AU)