Differentiation of common benign pigmented skin lesions from melanoma by high-resolution ultrasound

British Journal of Dermatology

Volumn 143, Issue 2, 2000, Pages 281-289

  Harland, C C ^a,d   Kale, S G ^b   Jackson, P ^c   Mortimer, P S ^a   Bamber, J C ^b  

^a ST GEORGE S HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^b INSTITUTE OF CANCER RESEARCH   (United Kingdom)

^c Royal Surrey Hospital   (United Kingdom)

^d EPSOM AND ST HELIER UNIVERSITY HOSPITALS NHS TRUST   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Basal cell papilloma; Diagnosis; Melanoma; Pigmented skin lesions; Ultrasound

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEVICE; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DIAGNOSTIC PROCEDURE; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MELANOMA; PAPILLOMA; PIGMENT DISORDER; PRIORITY JOURNAL; ULTRASOUND; VALIDATION PROCESS;

DIAGNOSIS, DIFFERENTIAL; HUMANS; KERATOSIS, SEBORRHEIC; MELANOMA; NEVUS, PIGMENTED; PAPILLOMA; SKIN NEOPLASMS;

EID: 0033847426     PISSN: 00070963     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2133.2000.03652.x     Document Type: Article

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