Spitz nevus and reed nevus: Simulation of melanoma in adults;Naevus spitz und naevus reed: Bei erwachsenen ein melanomsimulator

Pathologe

Volumn 19, Issue 6, 1998, Pages 403-411

  Paredes, B ^a,b   Hardmeier, T ^a  

^a Institut fur Pathologie   (Switzerland)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BERN   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Histopathology Immunohistology; Melanomsimulator; Naevus Reed; Naevus Spitz; NMM: nodular malignant melanoma; SSM:superficial spreading melanoma

Indexed keywords

CANCER CLASSIFICATION; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; MELANOCYTE; MELANOMA; NEVUS; REVIEW;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; DIAGNOSIS, DIFFERENTIAL; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFANT; MALE; MELANOMA; NEVUS, EPITHELIOID AND SPINDLE CELL; NEVUS, PIGMENTED; SKIN; SKIN NEOPLASMS; TUMOR MARKERS, BIOLOGICAL;

EID: 0031772220     PISSN: 01728113     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s002920050304     Document Type: Review

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