Benign melanocytic proliferative nodule within a congenital naevus

Australasian Journal of Dermatology

Volumn 41, Issue 2, 2000, Pages 109-111

  Lowes, Michclle A ^a,c   Norris, Deborah ^b   Whitfeld, Margot ^c  

^a ROYAL NEWCASTLE HOSPITAL   (Australia)

^b MATER HOSPITAL   (Australia)

^c SKIN AND CANCER FOUNDATION AUSTRALIA   (Australia)

Author keywords

Clonal naevus; Congenital melanoma; Epithelioid melanocytes

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL FEATURE; CONGENITAL NEVUS; DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; INCIDENCE; MALE; MELANOMA; NEWBORN; SKIN NODULE;

DIAGNOSIS, DIFFERENTIAL; HUMANS; INFANT, NEWBORN; MALE; MELANOCYTES; MELANOMA; NEVUS, PIGMENTED; PIGMENTATION DISORDERS; SKIN NEOPLASMS;

EID: 0034065014     PISSN: 00048380     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1440-0960.2000.00406.x     Document Type: Article

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