Epithelioid blue nevus of the oral mucosa: A rare histologic variant

Oral Surgery, Oral Medicine, Oral Pathology, Oral Radiology, and Endodontics

Volumn 96, Issue 4, 2003, Pages 429-436

  Pinto, Andres ^a   Raghavendra, Sree ^a   Lee, Richard ^a   DeRossi, Scott ^a   Alawi, Faizan ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACETYLSALICYLIC ACID; BENZATROPINE MESILATE; HALOPERIDOL; NIFEDIPINE; TERAZOSIN;

ADULT; ANAMNESIS; ARTICLE; BLUE NEVUS; CASE REPORT; CELL MATURATION; CELL PROLIFERATION; CLINICAL FEATURE; EPITHELIOID BLUE NEVUS; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; HYPERTENSION; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; MALE; MELANOCYTE; PIGMENTATION; SMOKING; SPINDLE CELL;

EID: 0141887438     PISSN: 10792104     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1079-2104(03)00319-6     Document Type: Article

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