Congenital melanocytic nevi with placental infiltration by melanocytes: A benign condition that mimics metastatic melanoma

Archives of Dermatology

Volumn 134, Issue 6, 1998, Pages 711-714

  Ball, Russell A ^a   Genest, David ^a   Sander, Maureen ^c   Schmidt, Birgitta ^a   Barnhill, Raymond L ^a,b,d  

^a Carney Hospital   (United States)

^b BOSTON CHILDREN S HOSPITAL   (United States)

^c MICHIGAN STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d DEPARTMENT OF PATHOLOGY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGGLUTININ; PEROXIDASE; PROTEIN S 100;

ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CYTOMETRY; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DIAGNOSTIC ERROR; DIAGNOSTIC IMAGING; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; FEMALE; HISTOGENESIS; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; IMAGE ANALYSIS; INFANT; MELANOCYTE; MELANOCYTIC NEVUS; MELANOCYTOSIS; MELANOMA; METASTASIS; NEURAL CREST; PHENOTYPE; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; DIAGNOSIS, DIFFERENTIAL; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFANT, NEWBORN; MELANOCYTES; NEVUS, PIGMENTED; PLACENTA DISEASES; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY COMPLICATIONS, NEOPLASTIC; SKIN NEOPLASMS;

EID: 0031777985     PISSN: 0003987X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1001/archderm.134.6.711     Document Type: Article

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