Preoperative assessment of melanoma thickness by ABCD score of dermatoscopy

Journal of the American Academy of Dermatology

Volumn 43, Issue 3, 2000, Pages 459-466

  Carli, Paolo ^a,b,c   De Giorgi, Vincenzo ^a,b,c   Palli, Domenico ^a,b,c   Giannotti, Vanni ^a,b,c   Giannotti, Benvenuto ^a,b,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF FLORENCE   (Italy)

^b CANCER RESEARCH AND PREVENTION INSTITUTE ISPO   (Italy)

^c S Maria Annunziata Hospital   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CANCER SIZE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; EPILUMINESCENCE MICROSCOPY; HUMAN; IMAGE ANALYSIS; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MELANOMA; PREOPERATIVE EVALUATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCORING SYSTEM; THICKNESS;

EID: 0033851461     PISSN: 01909622     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1067/mjd.2000.106518     Document Type: Article

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