Can early malignant melanoma be differentiated from atypical melanocytic nevi by in vivo techniques? Part I. Clinical and dermoscopic characteristics

Skin Research and Technology

Volumn 3, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 8-14

  Rao, B K ^d   Marghoob, A A ^a   Stolz, W ^b   Kopf, A W ^c   Slade, J ^d   Wasti, Q ^d   Schoenbach, S P ^d   De David, M ^d   Bart, R S ^d  

^a STONY BROOK UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF REGENSBURG   (Germany)

^c Skin and Cancer Unit   (United States)

^d NONE

Author keywords

Atypical melanocytic nevi; Malignant melanoma

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CANCER DIAGNOSIS; CLINICAL FEATURE; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS; HISTOLOGY; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MELANOCYTIC NEVUS; MELANOMA; MICROSCOPY; SKIN BIOPSY;

EID: 0030944028     PISSN: 0909752X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1600-0846.1997.tb00153.x     Document Type: Article

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