Spitz naevi misdiagnosed histologically as melanoma: Prevalence and clinical profile

Australasian Journal of Dermatology

Volumn 38, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 12-14

  Orchard, David C ^a,b   Dowling, John P ^a,b   Kelly, John W ^a,b  

^a Rheumatology Unit   (Australia)

^b Department of Pathology ^*

Author keywords

diagnostic error; juvenile melanoma; melanocytic naevus; spindle and epithelioid cell naevus

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CLINICAL FEATURE; DIAGNOSTIC ERROR; HUMAN; JUVENILE MELANOMA; LEG; MELANOCYTIC NEVUS; MELANOMA; PREVALENCE;

EID: 0030986147     PISSN: 00048380     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1440-0960.1997.tb01091.x     Document Type: Article

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