Melanocytic nevi of the breast: A histologic case-control study

Journal of Cutaneous Pathology

Volumn 31, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 137-140

  Rongioletti, F ^a,j   Urso, C ^b   Batolo, D ^c   Chimenti, S ^d   Fanti, P A ^e   Filotico, R ^f   Gianotti, R ^g   Innocenzi, D ^h   Lentini, M ^c   Tomasini, C ⁱ   Pippione, M ⁱ   Rebora, A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GENOA   (Italy)

^b SANTA MARIA ANNUNZIATA HOSPITAL   (Italy)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MESSINA   (Italy)

^d UNIVERSITY OF ROME TOR VERGATA   (Italy)

^e UNIVERSITY OF BOLOGNA   (Italy)

^f UNIVERSITY OF BARI   (Italy)

^g UNIVERSITY OF MILAN   (Italy)

^h SAPIENZA UNIVERSITY OF ROME   (Italy)

ⁱ UNIVERSITY OF TURIN   (Italy)

^j Clinica Dermatologica   (Italy)

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Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; AGED; ARTICLE; BREAST DISEASE; CELL MATURATION; CELL PROLIFERATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HAIR FOLLICLE; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; HUMAN TISSUE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MATHEMATICAL COMPUTING; MELANOCYTE; MELANOCYTIC NEVUS; RANK SUM TEST; SCHOOL CHILD; SEX RATIO; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; BREAST NEOPLASMS, MALE; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; CHILD; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MELANOCYTES; MIDDLE AGED; NEVUS, PIGMENTED; SINGLE-BLIND METHOD; SKIN NEOPLASMS;

EID: 1642480911     PISSN: 03036987     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.0303-6987.2004.00159.x     Document Type: Article

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