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Sydney Melanoma Diagnostic Centre Research

Our Research Team

Professor Pascale Guitera	Dermatologist Director, Sydney Melanoma Diagnostic Centre Clinical Academic, University of Sydney
Dr Amanda Regio Pereira	Dermatologist and PhD Candidate
Dr Bruna Gallo	Dermatology Research Assistant and Masters Student
Milapatabeige (Sampi) Kulasekara	Clinical Imaging and Research Assistant
Bruna Gouvia	PhD Candidate
Arthur Martin	Masters Student

Selected Grants

Amount awarded	Grant and project details
$10,000,000	Australian Cancer Research Fund, 2019-2023 Australian Centre of Excellence in Melanoma Imaging and Diagnosis Investigators: Soyer HP, Mann G, Mar V, Janda M, Aitken J, Fernandez-Penas P, Gray L, Menzies SW, Scolyer R, Wolfe R, Cust A, Guitera P, McCormack C, Morton R, Caffery L.
$5,276,225	Innovation Fund Denmark, 2019-2024 AI augmented training in Skin Cancer diagnostics Investigators: Guitera P, et al.
$2,400,000	MRFF Targeted Health System and Community Organisation Research Grant, 2019-2022 Melanoma surveillance photography to improve early detection of melanoma in very high risk (or high risk) patients Investigators: Mar V, Guitera P, et al.
$1,229,189	NHMRC Project Grant, 2018-2022 Can patient-led surveillance detect recurrent or new primary melanoma & reduce need for routinely scheduled follow-up? A Randomised Controlled Trial Investigators: Bell C, Janda M, Cust A, Turner R, Irwig L, Guitera P, Saw R, Mar V, Dieng M, Hersch J.
$839,351	NHMRC Project Grant, 2018-2022 A national risk-stratified melanoma screening program in Australia: a modelling study of the benefits, harms, cost-effectiveness and resource implications Investigators: Cust A, Canfell K, Aitken J, Guitera P, Aranda S, Watts C, Rankin N, Fernandez-Penas P.

Our Publications

2023

Adler NR, Cust AE, Mar VJ, Martin LK, Guitera P. Reply to: 'Melanoma diagnosis at a specialist dermatology practice without the use of photographic surveillance'. Australas J Dermatol. 2023 May 25. doi: 10.1111/ajd.14087. Epub ahead of print.

Blake SC, Guitera P, Cust AE, Galea C, Lo SN, Scolyer RA, Armstrong BK, Thompson JF, Menzies SW, Madronio C, Morton RL, Mann GJ, Watts CG. The association of dermatologist demographic density with melanoma survival in New South Wales, Australia. Australas J Dermatol. 2023 Jun 24. doi: 10.1111/ajd.14113. Epub ahead of print.

Franceschini C, Mandel VD, Peterson G, Manciocco V, Guitera P, Rajadhyaksha M, Ardigò M. Role of reflectance confocal microscopy for in vivo investigation of oral disorders: white, red and pigmented lesions. Exp Dermatol. 2023 Jan 29. doi: 10.1111/exd.14758. Epub ahead of print.

Gouveia BM, Carlos G, Wadell A, Sinz C, Ahmed T, Lo SN, Rawson RV, Ferguson PM, Scolyer RA, Guitera P. In vivo reflectance confocal microscopy can detect the invasive component of lentigo maligna melanoma: prospective analysis and case- control study. J Eur Acad Dermatol Venereol. 2023 Feb 28. doi: 10.1111/jdv.18998. Epub ahead of print.

Ho G, Gill M, Grant-Kels J, Schwartz RJ, Pellacani G, Gonzalez S, Alessi-Fox C, Guitera P. International expert recommendations on image acquisition for in vivo reflectance confocal microscopy of cutaneous tumors. J Am Acad Dermatol. 2023 Oct 26:S0190-9622(23)03041-4. doi: 10.1016/j.jaad.2023.09.086. Epub ahead of print.

Huang C, Burke H, Scolyer RA, Guitera P. Lentigo maligna/lentigo maligna melanoma in young patients in Australian tertiary centres. Clin Exp Dermatol. 2023 Mar 14:llad089. doi: 10.1093/ced/llad089. Epub ahead of print.

Kristensen SIP, Frithioff A, Ternov NK, Guitera P, Braun RP, Malvehy J, Navarrete-Dechent C, Hölmich LR, Frendø M. Gamification and serious games in dermatology education: A systematic review and quality assessment. J Eur Acad Dermatol Venereol. 2023 Dec 13. doi: 10.1111/jdv.19711. Epub ahead of print.

Kvorning Ternov N, Tolsgaard M, Konge L, Christensen AN, Kristensen SIP, Hölmich LR, Stretch J, Scolyer RA, Vestergaard T, Guitera P, Chakera AH. Effect of Histopathological Explanations for Dermoscopic Criteria on Learning Curves in Skin Cancer Training: a Randomized Controlled Trial. Dermatol Pract Concept. 2023 Apr 1;13(2). doi: 10.5826/dpc.1302a105. Epub ahead of print.

Longo C, Navarrete-Dechent C, Tschandl P, Apalla Z, Argenziano G, Braun RP, Bataille V, Cabo H, Hoffmann-Wellhenhof R, Forsea AM, Garbe C, Guitera P, Raimond K, Marghoob AA, Malvehy J, Del Marmol V, Moreno D, Nehal KS, Nagore E, Paoli J, Pellacani G, Peris K, Puig S, Soyer HP, Swetter S, Stratigos A, Stolz W, Thomas L, Tiodorovic D, Zalaudek I, Kittler H, Lallas A. Delphi Consensus Among International Experts on the Diagnosis, Management, and Surveillance for Lentigo Maligna. Dermatol Pract Concept. 2023 Jul 1;13(3). doi: 10.5826/dpc.1303a244. Epub ahead of print.

Longo C, Sticchi A, Curti A, Kaleci S, Moscarella E, Argenziano G, Thomas L, Guitera P, Huang C, Tiodorovic D, Apalla Z, Peris K, Del Regno L, Guida S, Lallas A, Kittler H, Pellacani G, Navarrete-Dechent C. Lentigo maligna and lentigo maligna melanoma in patients younger than 50 years old: A multicentric international clinical-dermoscopic study. Clin Exp Dermatol. 2023 Sep 27:llad325. doi: 10.1093/ced/llad325. Epub ahead of print.

Mandal A, Priyam S, Chan HH, Gouveia BM, Guitera P, Song Y, Baker MAB, Vafaee F. Computer-Aided Diagnosis of Melanoma Subtypes Using Reflectance Confocal Images. Cancers (Basel). 2023 Feb 23;15(5):1428. doi: 10.3390/cancers15051428.

Menzies SW, Sinz C, Menzies M, Lo SN, Yolland W, Lingohr J, Razmara M, Tschandl P, Guitera P, Scolyer RA, Boltz F, Borik-Heil L, Herbert Chan H, Chromy D, Coker DJ, Collgros H, Eghtedari M, Corral Forteza M, Forward E, Gallo B, Geisler S, Gibson M, Hampel A, Ho G, Junez L, Kienzl P, Martin A, Moloney FJ, Regio Pereira A, Ressler JM, Richter S, Silic K, Silly T, Skoll M, Tittes J, Weber P, Weninger W, Weiss D, Woo-Sampson P, Zilberg C, Kittler H. Comparison of humans versus mobile phone-powered artificial intelligence for the diagnosis and management of pigmented skin cancer in secondary care: a multicentre, prospective, diagnostic, clinical trial. Lancet Digit Health. 2023 Oct;5(10):e679-e691. doi: 10.1016/S2589-7500(23)00130-9.

Moscarella E, Guitera P, Scolyer RA, Rocha L, Thomas L, Ronchi A, Scharf C, Brancaccio G, Argenziano G. Junctional Nevus and Early Melanoma on Sun-Damaged Skin of the Head/Neck: a Clinico-Pathologic Challenge. Dermatol Pract Concept. 2023 Apr 1;13(2):e2023122. doi: 10.5826/dpc.1302a122. Epub ahead of print.

Pham JP, Allen N, Star P, Cust AE, Stewart C, Guitera P, Marghoob AA, Smith A. Full-body skin examination in screening for cutaneous malignancy: a focus on concealed sites and the practices of Australian dermatologists. Int J Dermatol. 2023 Nov 30. doi: 10.1111/ijd.16942. Epub ahead of print.

Regio Pereira A, Hirata S, Pietkiewicz P, Menzies SW, Brancaccio G, Collgros H, Argenziano G, Lo SN, Ahmed T, Pampena R, Longo C, Guitera P. Dermoscopy of lentiginous melanomas and equivocal benign pigmented macules of the scalp: a case-control multicentric study. Dermatology. 2023 Nov 30. doi: 10.1159/000535030. Epub ahead of print.

Reyes-Marcelino G, McLoughlin K, Harrison C, Watts CG, Kang YJ, Aranda S, Aitken JF, Guitera P, Cust AE. Skin cancer-related conditions managed in general practice in Australia, 2000-2016: a nationally representative, cross-sectional survey. BMJ Open. 2023 May 4;13(5):e067744. doi: 10.1136/bmjopen-2022-067744.

Sangers TE, Kittler H, Blum A, Braun RP, Barata C, Cartocci A, Combalia M, Esdaile B, Guitera P, Haenssle HA, Kvorning N, Lallas A, Navarrete-Dechent C, Navarini AA, Podlipnik S, Rotemberg V, Soyer HP, Tognetti L, Tschandl P, Malvehy J; EADV AI Task Force. Position statement of the EADV Artificial Intelligence (AI) Task Force on AI-assisted smartphone apps and web-based services for skin disease. J Eur Acad Dermatol Venereol. 2023 Sep 27. doi: 10.1111/jdv.19521. Epub ahead of print.

Yan MK, Cust AE, Soyer HP, Janda M, Loewe K, Byars G, Fishburn P, White P, Mahumud RA, Saw RPM, Herschtal A, Fernandez-Penas P, Guitera P, Morton RL, Kelly J, Wolfe R, Mar VJ. Study protocol for a randomised controlled trial to evaluate the use of melanoma surveillance photography to the Improve early detection of MelanomA in ultra-hiGh and high-risk patiEnts (the IMAGE trial). Trials. 2023 Mar 29;24(1):236. doi: 10.1186/s13063-023-07203-5.

2022

Professor Pascale Guitera

Byers C, Gill M, Kurtansky NR, Alessi-Fox C, Harman M, Cordova M, Gonzalez S, Guitera P, Rotemberg V, Marghoob A, Chen CJ, Dy J, Kose K, Rajadhyaksha M, Sahu A. Tertiary lymphoid structures accompanied by fibrillary matrix morphology impact anti-tumor immunity in basal cell carcinomas. Front Med (Lausanne). 2022 Oct 27;9:981074. doi: 10.3389/fmed.2022.981074. PMID: 36388913; PMCID: PMC9647637.

Caffery LJ, Janda M, Miller R, Abbott LM, Arnold C, Caccetta T, Guitera P, Shumack S, Fernández-Peñas P, Mar V, Soyer HP. Informing a position statement on the use of artificial intelligence in dermatology in Australia. Australas J Dermatol. 2022 Nov 15. doi: 10.1111/ajd.13946. Epub ahead of print. PMID: 36380357.

Fuchs CSK, Ortner VK, Mogensen M, Rossi AM, Pellacani G, Welzel J, Mosterd K, Guitera P, Nayahangan LJ, Johnsson VL, Haedersdal M, Tolsgaard MG; OCT-BCC expert panel. 2021 international consensus statement on optical coherence tomography for basal cell carcinoma: image characteristics, terminology and educational needs. J Eur Acad Dermatol Venereol. 2022 Jun; 36(6):772-778.

Gaetano L, Domenico B, Lo SN, Hamed T, Potter AJ, Thompson JF, Scolyer RA, Guitera P. Association between excision margins and local recurrence in 1407 patients with primary in situ melanomas. JAAD Int. 2022 Jun 16;8:102-108. doi: 10.1016/j.jdin.2022.06.001. PMID: 35875393; PMCID: PMC9305371.

Guitera P, Waddell A, Paton E, Fogarty GB, Hong A, Scolyer RA, Stretch JR, O'Donnell BA, Pellacani G. Re: Reply to letter to the editor re: 'practical guide on the use of imiquimod cream to treat lentigo maligna'. Australas J Dermatol. 2022 May;63(2):e198-e199.

Ho G, Schwartz RJ, Melhoranse-Gouveia B, Guitera P, O'Sullivan NA, Cheung VKY, Ch'ng S, Martin LK. Utility of optical coherence tomography in basal cell naevus syndrome: A case report. Australas J Dermatol. 2022 Sep 20. doi: 10.1111/ajd.13921. Epub ahead of print. PMID: 36125195.

Ho G, Schwartz RJ, Regio Pereira A, Dimitrou F, Paver E, McKenzie C, Saw RPM, Scolyer RA, Long GV, Guitera P. Reflectance confocal microscopy - a non-invasive tool for monitoring systemic treatment response in stage III unresectable primary scalp melanoma. J Eur Acad Dermatol Venereol. 2022 Mar 14. doi: 10.1111/jdv.18076.

Ho G, Smith A, Cust AE, Melhoranse-Gouveia B, Collgros H, Martin L, Guitera P. Reflectance confocal microscopy in Australia: Perspectives on barriers to implementation and uptake. Australas J Dermatol. 2022 Nov 22. doi: 10.1111/ajd.13954. Epub ahead of print. PMID: 36412240.

Martin A, Gouveia BM, Rawson R, Guitera P. Complex management of lentigo maligna in the setting of chrysiasis, argyriasis, and tattoo using in vivo reflectance confocal microscopy. J Dermatol. 2022 May 5. doi: 10.1111/1346-8138.16390. Epub ahead of print. PMID: 35514028.

Pennington TE, Zhao CY, Colebatch AJ, Fernandez-Peñas P, Guitera P, Burke H, Scolyer RA, Menzies AM, Carlino MS, Lo S, Long GV, Saw RP. Clinicopathological characteristics of new primary melanomas in patients receiving immune checkpoint inhibitor therapy for metastatic melanoma. Australas J Dermatol. 63(2):e133-e137

Pereira AR, Corral-Forteza M, Collgros H, El Sharouni MA, Ferguson PM, Scolyer RA, Guitera P. Dermoscopic features and screening strategies for the detection of small-diameter melanomas. Clin Exp Dermatol. 2022 Jan 7. doi: 10.1111/ced.15094.

Pham F, Boespflug A, Duru G, Phan A, Poulalhon N, Weiler L, Tanaka M, Lallas A, Ogata D, Davaine AC, Bahadoran P, Balguerie X, Kamińska-Winciorek G, Tromme I, Correia O, Kim MB, Marghoob AA, Martin L, Guitera P, Meziane M, Miquel J, Mun JH, Argenziano G, Bessis D, Bourke J, Mijuskovic Z, Chiaverini C, Corven-Benoit C, Droitcourt C, Skowron F, Marque M, Zalaudek I, Rosendahl C, Moreno-Ramirez D, Vabres P, Haenssle H, Malvehy J, Puig S, Robert C, Schopf TR, Scope A, Dalle S, Thomas L. "Dermoscopic and clinical features of congenital or congenital-type nail matrix nevi: a multicenter prospective cohort study by the International Dermoscopy Society". J Am Acad Dermatol. 2022 Jan 29:S0190-9622(22)00158-X.

Sahu A, Kose K, Kraehenbuehl L, Byers C, Holland A, Tembo T, Santella A, Alfonso A, Li M, Cordova M, Gill M, Fox C, Gonzalez S, Kumar P, Wang AW, Kurtansky N, Chandrani P, Yin S, Mehta P, Navarrete-Dechent C, Peterson G, King K, Dusza S, Yang N, Liu S, Phillips W, Guitera P, Rossi A, Halpern A, Deng L, Pulitzer M, Marghoob A, Chen CJ, Merghoub T, Rajadhyaksha M. In vivo tumor immune microenvironment phenotypes correlate with inflammation and vasculature to predict immunotherapy response. Nat Commun. 2022 Sep 9;13(1):5312. doi: 10.1038/s41467-022-32738-7. PMID: 36085288; PMCID: PMC9463451.

Schwartz RJ, Ho G, Gouveia BM, Martin LK, Guitera P. An adapter window for precise skin marking during handheld reflectance confocal microscopy scanning. J Am Acad Dermatol. 2022 Jan 24:S0190-9622(22)00097-4. doi: 10.1016/j.jaad.2021.11.064.

Thompson JR, Smith AL, Lo SN, Kasparian NA, Saw RP, Dieng M, Seaman L, Martin LK, Guitera P, Milne D, Schmid H, Cust AE, Bartula I. Protocol for the implementation of a stepped-care model to address fear of cancer recurrence in patients previously diagnosed with early-stage (0-II) melanoma. BMJ Open. 2022 Mar 3;12(3):e054337

Dr Amanda Regio Pereira

Ho G, Schwartz RJ, Regio Pereira A, Dimitrou F, Paver E, McKenzie C, Saw RPM, Scolyer RA, Long GV, Guitera P. Reflectance confocal microscopy - a non-invasive tool for monitoring systemic treatment response in stage III unresectable primary scalp melanoma. Journal of the European Academy of Dermatology and Venereology. 2022 Mar 14. Epub ahead of print.

Pereira AR*, Corral-Forteza M*, Collgros H, El Sharouni MA, Ferguson PM, Scolyer RA, Guitera P. Dermoscopic features and screening strategies for the detection of small-diameter melanomas. Clinical and Experimental Dermatology. 2022 Jan 7. *Shared co-first authorship.

Schwartz RJ, Ho G, Smith A, Collgros H, Regio Pereira A, Gouveia B, Long GV, Menzies AM, Potter AJ, Paver E, Star P, Scolyer RA, Martin LK. Successful treatment of eruptive keratoacanthomas with acitretin for patients on checkpoint inhibitor immunotherapy. Journal of the European Academy of Dermatology and Venereology. 2022 Jan 18. Epub ahead of print.

2021

Professor Pascale Guitera
Reyes-Marcelino G, Tabbakh T, Espinoza D, Sinclair C, Kang YJ, McLoughlin K, Caruana M, Fernández-Peñas P, Guitera P, Aitken JF, Canfell K, Dobbinson S, Cust AE. Prevalence of skin examination behaviours among Australians over time. Cancer Epidemiol. 2021 Feb;70:101874. doi: 10.1016/j.canep.2020.101874. Epub 2020 Dec 17.
Collgros H, Rodriguez-Lomba E, Regio Pereira A, Lo SN, Scolyer RA, Guitera P. Lentiginous melanoma (lentigo maligna and lentigo maligna melanoma) in Australia: clinicopathological characteristics, management and recurrence rates after 10-year follow-up at a tertiary centre. J Eur Acad Dermatol Venereol. 2021 Jan 27. doi: 10.1111/jdv.17135.
Rotemberg V, Kurtansky N, Betz-Stablein B, Caffery L, Chousakos E, Codella N, Combalia M, Dusza S, Guitera P, Gutman D, Halpern A, Helba B, Kittler H, Kose K, Langer S, Lioprys K, Malvehy J, Musthaq S, Nanda J, Reiter O, Shih G, Stratigos A, Tschandl P, Weber J, Soyer HP. A patient-centric dataset of images and metadata for identifying melanomas using clinical context. Sci Data. 2021 Jan 28;8(1):34. doi: 10.1038/s41597-021-00815-z. Erratum in: Sci Data. 2021 Mar 5;8(1):81.
Martin A, Ribero S, Martin LK, Guitera P. Longitudinal melanonychia striata mimicking a melanoma during pregnancy. Australas J Dermatol. 2021 Mar 17.
Guitera P, Menzies SW, Coates E, Azzi A, Fernandez-Penas P, Lilleyman A, Badcock C, Schmid H, Watts CG, Collgros H, Liu R, van Kemenade C, Mann GJ, Cust AE. Efficiency of Detecting New Primary Melanoma Among Individuals Treated in a High-risk Clinic for Skin Surveillance. JAMA Dermatol. 2021 Mar 17.
Star P, Rawson RV, Drummond M, Lo S, Scolyer RA, Guitera P. Lentigo maligna: defining margins and predictors of recurrence utilising clinical, dermoscopic, confocal microscopy and histopathology features. J Eur Acad Dermatol Venereol. 2021 May 17.
Garbarino F, Pampena R, Lai M, Pereira AR, Piana S, Cesinaro AM, Cinotti E, Fiorani D, Ciardo S, Farnetani F, Chester J, Pellacani G, Guitera P, Longo C. Flat scalp melanoma dermoscopic and reflectance confocal microscopy features correspond to histopathologic type and lesion location. J Eur Acad Dermatol Venereol. 2021 May 7.
Ackermann DM, Smit AK, Janda M, van Kemenade CH, Dieng M, Morton RL, Turner RM, Cust AE, Irwig L, Hersch JK, Guitera P, Soyer HP, Mar V, Saw RPM, Low D, Low C, Drabarek D, Espinoza D, Emery J, Murchie P, Thompson JF, Scolyer RA, Azzi A, Lilleyman A, Bell KJL. Can patient-led surveillance detect subsequent new primary or recurrent melanomas and reduce the need for routinely scheduled follow-up? A protocol for the MEL-SELF randomised controlled trial. Trials. 2021 May 4;22(1):324.
Rocha LKFL, Vilain RE, Scolyer RA, Lo SN, Drummond M, Star P, Fogarty GB, Hong AM, Guitera P. Confocal microscopy, dermoscopy, and histopathology features of atypical intraepidermal melanocytic proliferations associated with evolution to melanoma in situ. Int J Dermatol. 2021 Aug 5.
Campanella G, Navarrete-Dechent C, Liopyris K, Monnier J, Aleissa S, Minas B, Scope A, Longo C, Guitera P, Pellacani G, Kose K, Halpern AC, Fuchs TJ, Jain M. Deep Learning for Basal Cell Carcinoma Detection for Reflectance Confocal Microscopy. J Invest Dermatol. 2021 Jul 12:S0022-202X(21)01437-8.
Haggenmüller S, Maron RC, Hekler A, Utikal JS, Barata C, Barnhill RL, Beltraminelli H, Berking C, Betz-Stablein B, Blum A, Braun SA, Carr R, Combalia M, Fernandez-Figueras MT, Ferrara G, Fraitag S, French LE, Gellrich FF, Ghoreschi K, Goebeler M, Guitera P, Haenssle HA, Haferkamp S, Heinzerling L, Heppt MV, Hilke FJ, Hobelsberger S, Krahl D, Kutzner H, Lallas A, Liopyris K, Llamas-Velasco M, Malvehy J, Meier F, Müller CSL, Navarini AA, Navarrete-Dechent C, Perasole A, Poch G, Podlipnik S, Requena L, Rotemberg VM, Saggini A, Sangueza OP, Santonja C, Schadendorf D, Schilling B, Schlaak M, Schlager JG, Sergon M, Sondermann W, Soyer HP, Starz H, Stolz W, Vale E, Weyers W, Zink A, Krieghoff-Henning E, Kather JN, von Kalle C, Lipka DB, Fröhling S, Hauschild A, Kittler H, Brinker TJ. Skin cancer classification via convolutional neural networks: systematic review of studies involving human experts. Eur J Cancer. 2021 Oct;156:202-216.
Guitera P, Waddell A, Paton E, Fogarty GB, Hong A, Scolyer RA, Stretch JR, O'Donnell BA, Pellacani G. A practical guide on the use of imiquimod cream to treat lentigo maligna. Australas J Dermatol. 2021 Sep 16.
Ip E, McNeil C, Grimison P, Scheinberg T, Tudini E, Ho G, Scott RJ, Brown C, Sandroussi C, Guitera P, Spurdle AB, Goodwin A. Catastrophic chemotherapy toxicity leading to diagnosis of Fanconi anaemia due to FANCD1/BRCA2 during adulthood: description of an emerging phenotype. J Med Genet. 2021 Oct 25:jmedgenet-2021-108072.
Regio Pereira A, Guitera P, Ferguson PM, Ch'ng S, Hirata S. Complex melanoma of the scalp: Diagnosis and management aided by confocal microscopy. Australas J Dermatol. 2021 Oct 26.
Watts CG, McLoughlin K, Goumas C, van Kemenade CH, Aitken JF, Soyer HP, Fernandez Peñas P, Guitera P, Scolyer RA, Morton RL, Menzies SW, Caruana M, Kang YJ, Mann GJ, Chakera AH, Madronio CM, Armstrong BK, Thompson JF, Cust AE. Association Between Melanoma Detected During Routine Skin Checks and Mortality. JAMA Dermatol. 2021 Nov 3. doi: 10.1001/jamadermatol.2021.3884.
Haefliger S, Guitera P, Melhoranse Gouveia B, Colebatch AJ, Scolyer RA, Rtshiladze M, Martin LK. Case report of a challenging medium-sized congenital melanocytic nevus (CMN): Highlighting a role for reflectance confocal microscopy (RCM) for evaluating changing CMN in children. Pediatr Dermatol. 2021 Nov 4.
Koutsis JJ, Cachia AR, Guitera P, Martin LK. Optical coherence tomography features of a tumour of the follicular infundibulum. Australas J Dermatol. 2021 Nov 10.
Daneshjou R, Barata C, Betz-Stablein B, Celebi ME, Codella N, Combalia M, Guitera P, Gutman D, Halpern A, Helba B, Kittler H, Kose K, Liopyris K, Malvehy J, Seog HS, Soyer HP, Tkaczyk ER, Tschandl P, Rotemberg V. Checklist for Evaluation of Image-Based Artificial Intelligence Reports in Dermatology: CLEAR Derm Consensus Guidelines From the International Skin Imaging Collaboration Artificial Intelligence Working Group. JAMA Dermatol. 2021 Dec 1.
Ackermann DM, Dieng M, Medcalf E, Jenkins MC, van Kemenade CH, Janda M, Turner RM, Cust AE, Morton RL, Irwig L, Guitera P, Soyer HP, Mar V, Hersch JK, Low D, Low C, Saw RPM, Scolyer RA, Drabarek D, Espinoza D, Azzi A, Lilleyman AM, Smit AK, Murchie P, Thompson JF, Bell KJL. Assessing the Potential for Patient-led Surveillance After Treatment of Localized Melanoma (MEL-SELF): A Pilot Randomized Clinical Trial. JAMA Dermatol. 2021 Nov 24.
Dr Helena Collgros Totosaus
Guitera P, Menzies SW, Azzi A, Fernandez Penas P, Lilleyman A, Badcock C, Schmid H, Watts CG, Collgros H, Liu R, Coates E, van Kemenade C, Mann GJ, Cust A. Efficiency of detecting new primary melanoma among individuals treated in a high-risk clinic for skin surveillance. JAMA Dermatol, 2021 May 1;157(5):521-530.
Collgros H, Rodriguez-Lomba E, Regio Pereira A, Lo SN, Scolyer RA, Guitera P. Lentiginous melanoma (lentigo maligna and lentigo maligna melanoma) in Australia: clinicopathological characteristics, management and recurrence rates after 10-year follow-up at a tertiary centre. J Eur Acad Dermatol Venereol. 2021 Jun;35(6):1315-1322.
Regio-Pereira A, Collgros H, Hirata SH, Benati E, Longo C et al. Melanomas of the scalp: is hair coverage preventing early diagnosis? Int J Dermatol, 2021 Mar;60(3):340-346.
Melhoranse Gouveia B, Wells J, Kim J, Collgros H, Guitera P, Longo C, Fernandez-Penas P. Reflectance Confocal Microscopy role in mycosis fungoides follow-up. Skin Res Technol, 2021 May;27(3):414-421.
Gómez-Martín I, Collgros H, Ferguson PM, Barreiro A, Guitera P, Andrades-López E, et al. Diagnostic accuracy of pigmented labial macules by in vivo reflectance confocal microscopy and correlation among techniques. J Am Acad Dermatol, 2021 Nov;85(5):1151-1160.
Dr Amanda Regio Pereira
Moreno Bonilla G, Stewart TJ, Cheung K, Pereira AR. Reflectance Confocal Microscopy-Targeted Extramammary Paget Disease Before Mohs Micrographic Surgery. Dermatologic Surgery. 2021 Dec 1;47(12):1654-1655.
Pereira AR, Guitera P, Ferguson PM, Ch'ng S, Hirata SH. Complex melanoma of the scalp: diagnosis and management aided by confocal microscopy. Australasian Journal of Dermatology. 2021 Oct 26. doi:10.1111/ajd.13735. Epub ahead of print.
Garbarino F, Pampena R, Lai M, Pereira AR, Piana S, Cesinaro AM, Cinotti E, Fiorani D, Ciardo S, Farnetani F, Chester J, Pellacani G, Guitera P, Longo C. Thin scalp melanoma: dermoscopic and confocal aspects according to topographic distribution and histopathologic subtype. *Shared co-first authorship. Journal of the European Academy of Dermatology and Venereology. 2021 May7. doi: 0.1111/jdv.17313. Epub ahead of print.
Collgros H, Lomba ER, Pereira AR, Lo S, Scolyer R, Guitera P. Lentigo maligna and lentigo maligna melanoma in Australia: clinicopathological characteristics, management and recurrence rates after 10 years follow-up at a tertiary centre. Journal of the European Academy of Dermatology and Venereology. 2021 Jan 27. doi: 10.1111/jdv.17135. Epub ahead of print.

2020

Professor Pascale Guitera

Gómez-Martín I, Collgros H, Ferguson PM, Barreiro A, Guitera P, Andrades-López E, Puig S, Pujol RM, Barranco C, Alòs L, Segura S. Diagnostic accuracy of pigmented labial macules by in vivo reflectance confocal microscopy and correlation among techniques. J Am Acad Dermatol. 2020 Mar 5. pii: S0190-9622(20)30313-3. doi: 10.1016/j.jaad.2020.02.067. (IF= 6.89)

Rtshiladze MA, Stretch JR, Scolyer RA, Guitera P. Diagnosing melanoma: the method matters. Med J Aust. 2019;211(5):209-210. (IF=5.322; cit=1)

Navarrete-Dechent C, Liopyris K, Molenda MA, et al. Human surface anatomy terminology for dermatology: A Delphi consensus from the International Skin Imaging Collaboration (ISIC) [published online ahead of print, 2020 Aug 8]. J Eur Acad Dermatol Venereol. 2020;10.1111/jdv.16855. doi:10.1111/jdv.16855

Crouch G, Sinha S, Lo S, Saw RPM, Lee KK, Stretch J, Shannon K, Guitera P, Scolyer RA, Thompson JF, Ch'ng S. Clinical outcomes following surgical treatment of lentigo maligna of the head and neck. Eur J Surg Oncol. 2020 Sep 23:S0748-7983(20)30800-3. doi: 10.1016/j.ejso.2020.09.028. Epub ahead of print.

Gill M, Pellacani G, Grant-Kels JM, Ardigò M, Chen CJ, Gonzalez S, Guitera P, Longo C, Malvehy J, Markowitz O, Puig S, Rabinovitz H, Rao BK, Scope A, Ulrich M. Lost in Translation: True Clinical Impact of RCM Overlooked in "Biopsy outperforms Reflectance Confocal Microscopy in Diagnosing and Subtyping Basal Cell Carcinoma: Results and Experiences from a Randomized Controlled Multicentre Trial". Br J Dermatol. 2020 Oct 14. doi: 10.1111/bjd.19602. Epub ahead of print.

Melhoranse Gouveia B, Wells J, Kim J, Collgros H, Guitera P, Longo C, Fernandez-Penas P. Reflectance confocal microscopy role in mycosis fungoides follow-up. Skin Res Technol. 2020 Oct 24. doi: 10.1111/srt.12967. Epub ahead of print.

Pereira AR, Collgros H, Guitera P, Benati E, Longo C, Argenziano G, Dika E, Lambertini M, Menzies SW, Lobato Williams A, Gallo BM, Hirata SH. Melanomas of the scalp: is hair coverage preventing early diagnosis? Int J Dermatol. 2020 Oct 31. doi: 10.1111/ijd.15283. Epub ahead of print.

Reyes-Marcelino G, Tabbakh T, Espinoza D, Sinclair C, Kang YJ, McLoughlin K, Caruana M, Fernández-Peñas P, Guitera P, Aitken JF, Canfell K, Dobbinson S, Cust AE. Prevalence of skin examination behaviours among Australians over time. Cancer Epidemiol. 2021 Feb;70:101874. doi: 9.1016/j.canep.2020.101874. Epub 2020 Dec 17.

Professor Scott Menzies

Dieng M, Morton RL, Costa DSJ, Butow PN, Menzies SW, Lo S, Mann GJ, Cust AE, Kasparian NA. Benefits of a brief psychological intervention targeting fear of cancer recurrence in people at high risk of developing another melanoma: 12-month follow-up results of a randomised controlled trial. Br J Dermatol. 2020;182:860-68

Menzies SW, Liyanarachchi S, Coates E, Smith A, Cooke-Yarborough C, Lo S, Armstrong B, Scolyer RA, Guitera P. Estimated risk of progression of lentigo maligna to lentigo maligna melanoma. Melanoma Res 2020;30:193-97

E Errichetti, Zalaudek I, Kittler H, Apalla Z, Argenziano G, Bakos R, Blum A, Braun R, Ioannides D, Lacarrubba F, Lazaridou E, Longo C, Micali G, Moscarella E, Paoli J, Papageorgiou C, Russo T, Scope A, Stinco G, Thomas L, Toncic R, Tschandl P, Cabo H, Hallpern A, Hofmann-Wellenhof R, Malvehy J, Marghoob A, Menzies S, Pellacani G, Puig S, Rabinovitz H, Rudnicka L, Vakirlis E, Soyer P, Stolz W, Tanaka M, Lallas A. Standardization of dermoscopic terminology and basic dermoscopic parameters to evaluate in general dermatology (non-neoplastic dermatoses): an expert consensus on behalf of the International Dermoscopy Society. Br J Dermatol. 2020;182:454-67.

Sgouros D, Lallas A, Kittler H, Zarras A, Kyrgidis A, Papageorgiou C, Puig S, Scope A, Argenziano G, Zalaudek I, Pizzichetta M, Marghoob A, Liopyris K, Malvehy J, Oikonomou C, Florez A, Braun R, Cabo H, Nazzaro G, Lanssens S, Menzies S, Paoli J, Kaminska-Winciorek G, Longo C, Katoulis A, Apalla Z, Ioannides D, Thomas L, Tromme I Ogata D, Desinioti C, Geller A, Stratigos A. Dermatoscopic features of thin (≤2mm Breslow thickness) versus thick (>2mm Breslow thickness) nodular melanoma and predictors of nodular melanoma versus nodular non-melanoma tumors: a multicentric collaborative study by the International Dermoscopy Society. J Eur Acad Dermatol Venereol In press

Pereira AR, , Collgros H, Hirata S, Benati E, Longo C, Argenziano G, Dika E, Lambertini M, Menzies SW, Williams AL, Gallo B, Guitera P. Melanomas of the scalp: is hair coverage preventing early diagnosis? Int J. Dermatol. In press

Zhang B, Wang Z, Gao J, Rutjes C, Nufer K, Tao D, Feng D, Menzies SW. Short-term lesion change detection for melanoma screening with novel Siamese network. IEEE Trans Med Imaging 2020 Nov 12;PP. doi: 10.1109/TMI.2020.3037761.

Dr Helena Collgros Totosaus

Lopez-Sanchez C, Collgros H. Hair repigmentation as a clue for scalp melanoma. Australas J Dermatol. 2020 May;61(2):179-180.

Gómez-Martín I, Collgros H, Ferguson PM, Barreiro A, Guitera P, Andrades-López E, et al. Diagnostic accuracy of pigmented labial macules by in vivo reflectance confocal microscopy and correlation among techniques. J Am Acad Dermatol 2020, in press. Accepted Feb.20

Arandes-Marcocci J, Collgros H, Serra-Pladevall J, Vall-Mayans M. Primary genital lymphogranuloma venereum in the HIV pre-exposure prophylaxis era. J Eur Acad Dermatol Venereol. 2020 Aug;34(8):e427-e429.

Melhoranse Gouveia B, Wells J, Kim J, Collgros H, Guitera P, Longo C, Fernandez-Penas P. Reflectance Confocal Microscopy role in mycosis fungoides follow-up. Skin Res Technol, Sept.2020 In Press DOI:10.1111/srt.12967

Lopez-Sanchez C, Ferguson P, Collgros H. Basal cell carcinoma of the palm: An unusual presentation of a common tumour. Australas J Dermatol. 2020;61(1):69-70.

Regio-Pereira A, Collgros H, Hirata SH, Benati E, Longo C et al. Melanomas of the scalp: is hair coverage preventing early diagnosis? Int J Dermatol, Sept.2020 In Press doi: 10.1111/ijd.15283

Collgros H, Rodriguez-Lomba E, Regio Pereira A, Lo SN, Scolyer RA, Guitera P. Lentigo maligna and lentigo maligna melanoma in Australia: clinicopathological characteristics, management and recurrence rates after 10 years follow-up at a tertiary centre. JEADV Dec.2020 In Press

2019

Associate Professor Pascale Guitera

Adler NR, Kelly JW, Guitera P, Menzies SW, Chamberlain AJ, Fishburn P, Button-Sloan AE, Heal C, Soyer HP, Thompson JF. Methods of melanoma detection and of skin monitoring for individuals at high risk of melanoma: new Australian clinical practice. Med J Aust. 2019; 210(1):41-47.

Pellacani G, Scope A, Gonzalez S, Guitera P, Farnetani F, Malvehy J, Witkowski A, De Carvalho N, Lupi O, Longo C. Reflectance Confocal Microscopy made easy: the four must-know key features for the diagnosis of melanoma and non-melanoma skin cancers. J Am Acad Dermatol. 2019; 81(2):520-526.

Menzies SW, Liyanarachchi S, Coates E, Smith A, Cooke-Yarborough, Lo S, Armstrong B, Scolyer RA, Guitera P. Estimated risk of progression of lentigo maligna to lentigo maligna melanoma. Melanoma Res. 2019 May 14. doi: 0.1097/CMR.0000000000000619.

Robinson M, Primiero C, Guitera P, Hong A, Scolyer RA, Stretch JR, Strutton G, Thompson JF, Soyer HP. Evidence-Based Clinical Practice Guidelines for the Management of Patients with Lentigo Maligna. Dermatology. 2019 Oct 22:1-6. doi:10.1159/000502470.

Rtshiladze MA, Stretch JR, Scolyer RA, Guitera P. Diagnosing melanoma: the method matters. Med J Aust. 2019;211(5):209-210.

Professor Scott Menzies

Choi D, D'Souza M, Menzies SW, Weninger W. A prospective observational study of pigmented naevi changes in psoriasis patients on biologic therapy. Australas J Dermatol. 2019 60:e14-e19

Tschandl P, Rosendahl C, Akay BN, Argenziano G, Blum A, Braun RP, Cabo H, Gourhant JY, Kreusch J, Lallas A, Lapins J, Marghoob A, Menzies S, Neuber NM, Paoli J, Rabinovitz HS, Rinner C, Scope A, Soyer HP, Sinz C, Thomas L, Zalaudek I, Kittler H. Expert-level diagnosis of non-pigmented skin cancer by combined convolutional neural networks. JAMA Dermatol. 2019;155:58-65.

Dieng M, Khanna N, Kasparian N, Costa D, Butow P, Menzies SW, Mann G, Cust A, Morton R. Cost-effectiveness of a psycho-educational intervention targeting fear of cancer recurrence in people treated for early-stage melanoma.Appl Health Econ Health Policy 2019;17:669-81.

Guitera P, Collgros H, Madronio CM, Goumas C, Mann GJ, Watts CG, Pereira AR, Armstrong BK, Drummond M, Morton RL, Scolyer RA, Menzies SW, Thompson JF, Cust AE. The steadily growing problem of lentigo maligna and lentigo maligna melanoma in Australia: Population-based data on diagnosis and management. Australas J Dermatol. 2019;60:118-125.

Tschandl P, Codella N, Akay BN, Argenziano G, Braun RP, Cabo H, Gutman D, Halpern A, Helba B, Hofmann-Wellenhof R, Lallas A, Lapins J, Longo C, Malvehy J, Marchetti MA, Marghoob A, Menzies S, Oakley A, Paoli J, Puig S, Rinner C, Rosendahl C, Scope A, Sinz C, Soyer HP, Thomas L, Zalaudek I, Kittler H. Comparison of the accuracy of human readers versus machine-learning algorithms for pigmented skin lesion classification: an open, web-based, international, diagnostic study. Lancet Oncol. 2019 Jul;20(7):938-947.

Dr Helena Collgros Totosaus

Guitera P, Collgros H, Madronio CM, Goumas C, Mann GJ, Watts CG et al. The steadily growing problem of lentigo maligna and lentigo maligna melanoma in Australia: Population-based data on diagnosis and management. Australas J Dermatol. 2019;60(2):118-125

Dr Amanda Regio Pereira

Guitera P, Collgros H, Madronio CM, Goumas C, Mann GJ, Watts CG, Pereira AR, Armstrong BK, Morton RL, Scolyer RA, Menzies SW, Thompson JF, AE Cust. The steadily-growing problem of lentigo maligna and lentigo maligna melanoma in Australia: population-based data documenting their diagnosis and management. Australasian Journal of Dermatology. 2019 May;60(2):118-125.

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