Histopathological features of acral melanocytic nevi in children: Study of 21 cases

Pediatric and Developmental Pathology

Volumn 1, Issue 5, 1998, Pages 388-392

  Evans, Margaret J ^a,b   Gray, Elizabeth S ^a   Blessing, Karen ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ABERDEEN   (United Kingdom)

^b ROYAL HOSPITAL FOR SICK CHILDREN   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Acral nevi; Children; Melanocyte

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; CHILD; FEMALE; HUMAN; INFANT; LIMB; MALE; PATHOLOGY; PIGMENTED NEVUS; PRESCHOOL CHILD; SKIN; SKIN TUMOR;

ADOLESCENT; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; EXTREMITIES; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFANT; MALE; NEVUS, PIGMENTED; SKIN; SKIN NEOPLASMS;

EID: 0032152581     PISSN: 10935266     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s100249900053     Document Type: Article

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