Dermatoscopic and videomicroscopic features of melanocytic plantar nevi

American Journal of Dermatopathology

Volumn 18, Issue 1, 1996, Pages 10-18

  Akasu, Reiko ^a   Sugiyama, Hideaki ^a   Araki, Mikio ^a   Ohtake, Naoto ^a   Furue, Masutaka ^a   Tamaki, Kunihiko ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF YAMANASHI   (Japan)

Author keywords

Dermatoscope; Epiluminescence microscope; Malignant melanoma; Melanocytic plantar nevi; Videomicroscope

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CHILD; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; FOOT SOLE; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MELANOCYTIC NEVUS; MICROSCOPY; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; FEMALE; FOOT; HUMANS; INFANT; INFANT, NEWBORN; JAPAN; LUMINESCENT MEASUREMENTS; MALE; MICROSCOPY; MICROSCOPY, VIDEO; MIDDLE AGED; NEVUS, PIGMENTED; SKIN NEOPLASMS;

EID: 0029947164     PISSN: 01931091     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00000372-199602000-00002     Document Type: Article

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