Dermoscopy of pigmented lesions: A valuable tool in the diagnosis of melanoma

Swiss Medical Weekly

Volumn 134, Issue 7-8, 2004, Pages 83-90

  Braun, R P ^a   French, L E ^a   Saurat, F H ^a  

^a GENEVA UNIVERSITY HOSPITALS   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Dermoscopy; Malignant melanoma; Pigmented lesions

Indexed keywords

BASAL CELL CARCINOMA; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DIAGNOSTIC PROCEDURE; DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS; EARLY DIAGNOSIS; EPILUMINESCENCE MICROSCOPY; HISTOPATHOLOGY; INCIDENCE; MELANOCYTIC NEVUS; MELANOMA; PROGNOSIS; REVIEW; SEBORRHEIC KERATOSIS; SKIN DEFECT; SKIN PIGMENTATION; VASCULAR LESION;

EID: 1442278191     PISSN: 14247860     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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