Simulators of malignant melanoma of the skin

European Journal of Dermatology

Volumn 8, Issue 6, 1998, Pages 388-396

  Cerroni, Lorenzo ^a   Kerl, Helmut ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GRAZ   (Austria)

Author keywords

Malignant melanoma; Melanocytic nevi; Pseudomelanoma; Simulators of melanoma

Indexed keywords

CANCER RISK; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; MELANOCYTE; MELANOMA; NEVUS; REVIEW; SKIN CARCINOGENESIS;

ADULT; DIAGNOSIS, DIFFERENTIAL; DYSPLASTIC NEVUS SYNDROME; HUMANS; INFANT, NEWBORN; MELANOMA; NEVUS, PIGMENTED; RISK FACTORS; SKIN NEOPLASMS;

EID: 0031755225     PISSN: 11671122     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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