A series of melanomas smaller than 4 mm and implications for the ABCDE rule

Background  Although multiple studies have reported that a significant number of melanomas have diameters of less than or equal to 6 mm at the time of diagnosis, there has been only one series evaluating the proportion of melanomas less than 4 mm in diameter.

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