Polypoid Spitz naevus: The benign counterpart of polypoid malignant melanoma

British Journal of Dermatology

Volumn 142, Issue 1, 2000, Pages 128-132

  Fabrizi, G ^a   Massi, Guido ^a  

^a CATHOLIC UNIVERSITY   (Italy)

Author keywords

Malignant melanoma; Polyploid; Spitz naevus

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BENIGN TUMOR; CASE REPORT; CYTOARCHITECTURE; EPIDERMIS CELL; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; JUVENILE MELANOMA; MALE; MALIGNANT NEOPLASTIC DISEASE; MELANOMA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROGNOSIS; STROMA CELL; TUMOR GROWTH;

ADULT; DIAGNOSIS, DIFFERENTIAL; HUMANS; MALE; MELANOMA; NEVUS, EPITHELIOID AND SPINDLE CELL; SKIN NEOPLASMS;

EID: 0033968920     PISSN: 00070963     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2133.2000.03254.x     Document Type: Article

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