Mucosal melanosis clinically mimicking malignant melanoma: Non-invasive analysis by epiluminescence microscopy

European Journal of Dermatology

Volumn 6, Issue 6, 1996, Pages 434-436

  Carli, Paolo ^a   De Giorgi, Vincenzo ^a   Cattaneo, Antonio ^b   Giannotti, Benvenuto ^a  

^a Department of Dermatology   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF FLORENCE   (Italy)

Author keywords

Epiluminescence microscopy; Melanoma; Melanosis; Mucosal

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; LUMINESCENCE; MALE; MELANOMA; MELANOSIS; PIGMENT DISORDER;

EID: 0029736956     PISSN: 11671122     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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