Acquired melanocytic lesions and the decision to excise: Role of color variegation and distribution as assessed by dermoscopy

Dermatologic Surgery

Volumn 31, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 184-189

  Seidenari, Stefania ^a   Pellacani, Giovanni ^a   Martella, Alessandro ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MODENA AND REGGIO EMILIA   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; DIAGNOSTIC TEST; EPILUMINESCENCE MICROSCOPY; EXCISION; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; IMAGE ANALYSIS; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MEDICAL DECISION MAKING; MELANOCYTIC NEVUS; MELANOMA; PARAMETER; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SKIN COLOR; TREATMENT INDICATION; DECISION SUPPORT SYSTEM; EVALUATION; METHODOLOGY; MICROSCOPY; PATHOLOGY; PIGMENTED NEVUS; PREDICTION AND FORECASTING; ROC CURVE; SKIN TUMOR;

DECISION SUPPORT TECHNIQUES; HUMANS; MELANOMA; MICROSCOPY; NEVUS, PIGMENTED; PREDICTIVE VALUE OF TESTS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; ROC CURVE; SKIN NEOPLASMS;

EID: 15044343144     PISSN: 10760512     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00042728-200502000-00012     Document Type: Article

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