Two types of pattern modification detected on the follow-up of benign melanocytic skin lesions by digitized epiluminescence microscopy

Melanoma Research

Volumn 8, Issue 5, 1998, Pages 431-437

  Braun, R P ^a,b   Lemonnier, E ^a   Guillod, J ^a   Skaria, A ^a   Salomon, D ^a   Saurat, J H ^a  

^a GENEVA UNIVERSITY HOSPITALS   (Switzerland)

^b LAUSANNE UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Dermatoscopy; Epiluminescence microscopy; Follow up; Melanoma; Modifications

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; LUMINESCENCE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MELANOCYTE; MELANOMA; MICROSCOPY; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

EID: 0031772840     PISSN: 09608931     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00008390-199810000-00008     Document Type: Article

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