Limitations of histopathologic analysis in the recognition of melanoma: A plea for a combined diagnostic approach of histopathologic and dermoscopic evaluation

Archives of Dermatology

Volumn 141, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 209-211

  Soyer, H Peter ^a   Massone, Cesare ^b   Ferrara, Gerardo ^b   Argenziano, Giuseppe ^b  

^a MEDICAL UNIVERSITY OF GRAZ   (Austria)

^b NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CORRELATION ANALYSIS; DERMATOLOGY; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS; EDITORIAL; EPILUMINESCENCE MICROSCOPY; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; MEDICAL LITERATURE; MELANOCYTIC NEVUS; MELANOMA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PUBLICATION; VALIDATION PROCESS;

BIOPSY, NEEDLE; DERMOSCOPY; DIAGNOSIS, DIFFERENTIAL; FEMALE; HUMANS; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; MALE; MELANOMA; NEOPLASM STAGING; NEVUS, PIGMENTED; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SKIN NEOPLASMS;

EID: 13444292882     PISSN: 0003987X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1001/archderm.141.2.209     Document Type: Editorial

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