Morphologic changes of a pigmented Spitz nevus assessed by dermoscopy

Journal of the American Academy of Dermatology

Volumn 47, Issue 1, 2002, Pages 137-139

  Pizzichetta, Maria A ^a   Argenziano, Giuseppe ^b   Grandi, Giorgio ^c   De Giacomi, Clelia ^a   Trevisan, Giusto ^c   Soyer, H Peter ^d  

^a CENTRO DI RIFERIMENTO ONCOLOGICO   (Italy)

^b SECOND UNIVERSITY OF NAPLES   (Italy)

^c UNIVERSITY OF TRIESTE   (Italy)

^d UNIVERSITY OF GRAZ   (Austria)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL FEATURE; DERMOEPIDERMAL JUNCTION; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DIAGNOSTIC TEST; DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS; EPILUMINESCENCE MICROSCOPY; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; HUMAN TISSUE; JUVENILE MELANOMA; MALE; MELANOMA; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

EID: 0036657499     PISSN: 01909622     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1067/mjd.2002.122193     Document Type: Article

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