Association of melanoma and neurocutaneous melanocytosis with large congenital melanocytic naevi - Results from the NYU-LCMN registry

British Journal of Dermatology

Volumn 152, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 512-517

  Hale, E K ^a   Stein, J ^a   Ben Porat, L ^b   Panageas, K S ^b   Eichenbaum, M S ^a   Marghoob, A A ^b   Osman, I ^a   Kopf, A W ^a   Polsky, David ^a  

^a NEW YORK UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b MEMORIAL SLOAN KETTERING CANCER CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Large congenital melanocytic naevi; Melanoma; Neurocutaneous melanocytosis; Outcome; Risk factors; Satellites

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; CANCER RISK; CHILD; CLINICAL ARTICLE; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; FEMALE; HUMAN; INFANT; MALE; MELANOCYTIC NEVUS; MELANOCYTOSIS; MELANOMA; OUTCOMES RESEARCH; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REGISTER;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; EPIDEMIOLOGIC METHODS; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFANT; INFANT, NEWBORN; MALE; MELANOMA; MELANOSIS; MIDDLE AGED; NEUROCUTANEOUS SYNDROMES; NEVUS, PIGMENTED; SKIN NEOPLASMS;

EID: 17444366529     PISSN: 00070963     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2133.2005.06316.x     Document Type: Article

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