Dermoscopic features of naevus-associated melanoma

Clinical and Experimental Dermatology

Volumn 28, Issue 5, 2003, Pages 476-480

  Stante, M ^a   Carli, P ^a   Massi, D ^a   De Giorgi, V ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF FLORENCE   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL FEATURE; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; DISEASE CLASSIFICATION; EPILUMINESCENCE MICROSCOPY; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; MALE; MELANOCYTIC NEVUS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK ASSESSMENT; SKIN PIGMENTATION; SKIN TUMOR; THICKNESS; TUMOR REGRESSION;

ADULT; DIAGNOSIS, DIFFERENTIAL; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MELANOMA; MICROSCOPY; MIDDLE AGED; NEVUS, PIGMENTED; SKIN NEOPLASMS;

EID: 0041909927     PISSN: 03076938     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2230.2003.01332.x     Document Type: Article

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