Number of Satellite Nevi as a Correlate for Neurocutaneous Melanocytosis in Patients with Large Congenital Melanocytic Nevi

Archives of Dermatology

Volumn 140, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 171-175

  Marghoob, Ashfaq A ^a   Dusza, Stephen ^a   Oliveria, Susan ^a   Halpern, Allan C ^a  

^a MEMORIAL SLOAN KETTERING CANCER CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MELANOCYTIC NEVUS; MELANOCYTOSIS; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; NEUROCUTANEOUS MELANOCYTOSIS; NEVUS; PHAKOMATOSIS; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUESTIONNAIRE; REGISTER; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTOR; SATELLITE NEVUS; SELF REPORT; CHILD; INFANT; MELANOSIS; MULTIPLE CANCER; PATHOLOGY; PIGMENTED NEVUS; SKIN TUMOR;

CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFANT; MALE; MELANOSIS; NEOPLASMS, MULTIPLE PRIMARY; NEUROCUTANEOUS SYNDROMES; NEVUS, PIGMENTED; RISK FACTORS; SKIN NEOPLASMS;

EID: 1442303076     PISSN: 0003987X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1001/archderm.140.2.171     Document Type: Article

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