IMPROVING EARLY DIAGNOSIS OF BENIGN AND MALIGNANT SKIN NEOPLASMS. REVIEW OF LITERATURE

Published in Medical Bulletin of the Ministry of Internal Affairs · Issue 5, 2026 · Pages 69–72 · Rubric: Dermatovenerology
DOI: https://doi.org/10.52341/2073-8080-2026-5-69-72
Received: 07.10.2026 Accepted: 23.10.2026 Published: 23.10.2026 Language of publication: RUS
This review of literature is dedicated to the improvement of early diagnosis of benign and malignant skin neoplasms. The principal ways to improve the early diagnosis accuracy of various skin neoplasms are considered.
melanoma, skin neoplasms, diagnosis, artificial intelligence, neural networks
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