The characteristic histopathologic features of nevi on and around the ear

Journal of Cutaneous Pathology

Volumn 32, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 40-44

  Lazova, Rossitza ^a   Lester, Brian ^b   Glusac, Earl J ^a   Handerson, Tamara ^a   McNiff, Jennifer ^a  

^a YALE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b BROWN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CELL MATURATION; CELL PROLIFERATION; CELL STRUCTURE; CHILD; CONTROLLED STUDY; CYTOPLASM; EAR; FEMALE; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; LYMPHOCYTIC INFILTRATION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MELANOCYTE; MITOSIS; NESTING; NEVUS; NUCLEOLUS; TREATMENT OUTCOME; TUMOR LOCALIZATION; TUMOR VOLUME;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; EAR NEOPLASMS; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MELANOCYTES; MIDDLE AGED; NEVUS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SKIN NEOPLASMS;

EID: 12944270240     PISSN: 03036987     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.0303-6987.2005.00263.x     Document Type: Article

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