Angiomatoid Spitz nevus. A distinct variant of desmoplastic Spitz nevus with prominent vasculature

American Journal of Dermatopathology

Volumn 22, Issue 2, 2000, Pages 135-139

  Diaz Cascajo, Carlos ^a,b   Borghi, Susanna ^a   Weyers, Wolfgang ^a  

^a Center for Dermatopathology   (Germany)

^b Center for Dermatopathology   (Germany)

Author keywords

Blood vessels; Desmoplastic Spitz nevus; Malignant melanoma; Multinucleated cell angiohistiocytoma; Skin; Spitz nevus

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL FEATURE; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; JUVENILE MELANOMA; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

ADULT; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; IMMUNOENZYME TECHNIQUES; MELANOCYTES; NEOVASCULARIZATION, PATHOLOGIC; NEVUS, EPITHELIOID AND SPINDLE CELL; SKIN NEOPLASMS; TUMOR MARKERS, BIOLOGICAL;

EID: 0034068927     PISSN: 01931091     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00000372-200004000-00008     Document Type: Article

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