Neurocutaneous melanosis: Clinical features of large congenital melanocytic nevi in patients with manifest central nervous system melanosis

Journal of the American Academy of Dermatology

Volumn 35, Issue 4, 1996, Pages 529-538

  DeDavid, Maria ^a,b,c   Orlow, Seth J ^a,b,c   Provost, Nathalie ^a,b,c   Marghoob, Ashfaq A ^d   Rao, Babar K ^a,b,c   Wasti, Qasim ^a,b,c   Huang, Carol L ^a,b,c   Kopf, Alfred W ^a,b,c   Bart, Robert S ^a,b,c  

^a NEW YORK UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b NEW YORK UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^c NEW YORK UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d STONY BROOK UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CANCER RISK; CELL PROLIFERATION; CHILD; FEMALE; HUMAN; INFANT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MELANOCYTE; MELANOCYTIC NEVUS; MELANOMA; MELANOSIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

EID: 0030470941     PISSN: 01909622     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0190-9622(96)90674-X     Document Type: Article

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