The epithelioid blue nevus: A multicentric familial tumor with important associations, including cardiac myxoma and psammomatous melanotic schwannoma

American Journal of Surgical Pathology

Volumn 20, Issue 3, 1996, Pages 259-272

  Carney, J Aidan ^a   Ferreiro, Jorge A ^a  

^a MAYO CLINIC   (United States)

Author keywords

Autosomal dominant syndrome; Blue nevus; Cardiac myxoma; Carney complex; Combined nevus; Epithelioid blue nevus; Melanocytic nevus; Multiple nevi; Psammomatous melanotic schwannoma; Skin

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; BLUE NEVUS; CANCER RISK; CHILD; CLINICAL ARTICLE; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; FEMALE; HEART MYXOMA; HUMAN; MALE; NEURILEMOMA; PSAMMOMA BODY; TUMOR CLASSIFICATION;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HEART NEOPLASMS; HISTOCYTOCHEMISTRY; HUMANS; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; MALE; MELANOCYTES; MICROSCOPY, ELECTRON; MYXOMA; NEOPLASMS, MULTIPLE PRIMARY; NEURILEMMOMA; NEVUS, BLUE; SKIN NEOPLASMS;

EID: 0030049959     PISSN: 01475185     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00000478-199603000-00001     Document Type: Article

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