Congenital Spitz nevus clinically mimicking melanoma

Journal of the American Academy of Dermatology

Volumn 47, Issue 3, 2002, Pages 441-444

  Zaenglein, Andrea L ^a   Heintz, Patrick ^a   Kamino, Hideko ^a   Zisblatt, Martin ^b   Orlow, Seth J ^a  

^a NEW YORK UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL FEATURE; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; INFANT; JUVENILE MELANOMA; MALE; MELANOMA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCALP; SKIN PIGMENTATION;

EID: 0036740632     PISSN: 01909622     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1067/mjd.2002.117226     Document Type: Article

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