Correlating architectural disorder and cytologic atypia in Clark (dysplastic) melanocytic nevi

Human Pathology

Volumn 30, Issue 5, 1999, Pages 500-505

  Shea, Christopher R ^a   Vollmer, Robin T ^a   Prieto, Victor G ^a  

^a DUKE UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Atypical; Clark's; Dysplastic; Grading; Nevus

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CELL NUCLEUS; CELL PROLIFERATION; CHILD; CYTOARCHITECTURE; CYTOLOGY; DERMOEPIDERMAL JUNCTION; DYSPLASTIC NEVUS; FEMALE; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; HUMAN TISSUE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MELANOCYTE; MELANOCYTIC NEVUS; NUCLEOLUS;

EID: 0032964205     PISSN: 00468177     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0046-8177(99)90191-0     Document Type: Article

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