Interobserver variability on the histopathologic diagnosis of cutaneous melanoma and other pigmented skin lesions

Journal of Clinical Oncology

Volumn 14, Issue 4, 1996, Pages 1218-1223

  Corona, R ^a   Mele, A ^a   Amini, M ^a   De Rosa, G ^a   Coppola, G ^a   Piccardi, P ^a   Fucci, M ^a   Pasquini, P ^a   Faraggiana, T ^a  

^a LABORATORIO DI PATOLOGIA VASCOLARE   (Italy)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

ACTINIC KERATOSIS; ANGIOMA; ARTICLE; BASAL CELL CARCINOMA; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS; DYSPLASTIC NEVUS; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; JUVENILE MELANOMA; LENTIGO; MELANOMA; OBSERVER VARIATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SKIN BIOPSY;

EID: 0029939225     PISSN: 0732183X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1200/JCO.1996.14.4.1218     Document Type: Article

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