A 6 year prospective analysis of the diagnosis of malignant melanoma in a pigmented-lesion clinic: Even the experts miss malignant melanomas, but not often

British Journal of Plastic Surgery

Volumn 54, Issue 4, 2001, Pages 317-321

  Duff, C G ^a   Melsom, D ^a   Rigby, H S ^a   Kenealy, J M ^a   Townsend, P L ^a  

^a FRENCHAY HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Breslow thickness; Diagnosis; Malignant melanoma; Pigmented lesion clinic

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CANCER DIAGNOSIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; EXCISION; FEMALE; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HOSPITAL DEPARTMENT; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; LABORATORY DIAGNOSIS; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MALIGNANT LENTIGO; MEDICAL EXPERT; MELANOMA; OUTPATIENT DEPARTMENT; PATIENT REFERRAL; PLASTIC SURGERY; PREDICTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; THICKNESS; TIME; UNITED KINGDOM;

EID: 0034965922     PISSN: 00071226     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1054/bjps.2000.3561     Document Type: Article

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