Sections View Full Chapter Figures Tables Videos Full Chapter Figures Tables Videos Supplementary Content +++ SYMMETRY AND ASYMMETRY +++ Mirror Image Technique ++ The lesion is bisected by 2 lines that are placed 90° to each other. One does not physically place lines over the lesion; the lines are visually imagined. The lines should be placed to create as much symmetry as possible. Are the color and/or the structure on the left half of the lesion a mirror image of the right half? Repeat the analysis for the upper and lower half of the lesion. ++ Graphic Jump LocationView Full Size||Download Slide (.ppt) ++ Graphic Jump LocationView Full Size||Download Slide (.ppt) ++ Graphic Jump LocationView Full Size||Download Slide (.ppt) ++ Graphic Jump LocationView Full Size||Download Slide (.ppt) ++ ++Table Graphic Jump LocationTABLE 2-1Global Patterns: Global pattern is the overall dermoscopic picture of a lesion.View Table||Download (.pdf) TABLE 2-1 Global Patterns: Global pattern is the overall dermoscopic picture of a lesion. Reticular Pigment network filling most of the lesion. Globular Dots and globules filling most of the lesion. Cobblestone Larger angulated globules resembling street cobblestones filling most of the lesion. Homogeneous Diffuse pigmentation in the absence of local criteria such as pigment network, dots, and globules. Starburst (spitzoid) Streaks and/or dots and globules at the periphery of the lesion. Multicomponent Three or more different areas within a lesion. Each zone can be composed of a single criterion or multiple criteria. +++ RETICULAR GLOBAL PATTERN +++ Pigment Network Filling Most of the Lesion ++ Graphic Jump LocationView Full Size||Download Slide (.ppt) ++ Graphic Jump LocationView Full Size||Download Slide (.ppt) +++ GLOBULAR GLOBAL PATTERN +++ Dots and Globules Filling Most of the Lesion ++ Graphic Jump LocationView Full Size||Download Slide (.ppt) ++ Graphic Jump LocationView Full Size||Download Slide (.ppt) +++ COBBLESTONE GLOBAL PATTERN +++ Larger Angulated Globules Resembling Street Cobblestones Filling Most of the Lesion ++ Graphic Jump LocationView Full Size||Download Slide (.ppt) ++ Graphic Jump LocationView Full Size||Download Slide (.ppt) +++ HOMOGENEOUS GLOBAL PATTERN +++ Diffuse Pigmentation in the Absence of Local Criteria Such as Pigment Network, Dots, and Globules ++ Graphic Jump LocationView Full Size||Download Slide (.ppt) ++ Graphic Jump LocationView Full Size||Download Slide (.ppt) +++ STARBURST (SPITZOID) +++ Streaks (black arrows) and/or Dots and Globules (red arrows) at the Periphery of the Lesion ++ Graphic Jump LocationView Full Size||Download ... Your MyAccess profile is currently affiliated with '[InstitutionA]' and is in the process of switching affiliations to '[InstitutionB]'. Please click ‘Continue’ to continue the affiliation switch, otherwise click ‘Cancel’ to cancel signing in. Get Free Access Through Your Institution Learn how to see if your library subscribes to McGraw Hill Medical products. Subscribe: Institutional or Individual Sign In Username Error: Please enter User Name Password Error: Please enter Password Forgot Username? Forgot Password? Sign in via OpenAthens Sign in via Shibboleth