Histological features used in the diagnosis of melanoma are frequently found in benign melanocytic naevi

Journal of Clinical Pathology

Volumn 58, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 409-412

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

^a SANTA MARIA ANNUNZIATA HOSPITAL   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF GENOA   (Italy)

^c SAPIENZA UNIVERSITY OF ROME   (Italy)

^d UNIVERSITY OF MESSINA   (Italy)

^e UNIVERSITY OF ROME TOR VERGATA   (Italy)

^f UNIVERSITY OF BOLOGNA   (Italy)

^g UNIVERSITY OF BARI   (Italy)

^h UNIVERSITY OF MILAN   (Italy)

ⁱ UNIVERSITY OF TURIN   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CELL MATURATION; CELL STRUCTURE; HAIR FOLLICLE; HISTOLOGY; HUMAN; ITALY; LYMPHOCYTIC INFILTRATION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MELANOCYTE; MELANOCYTIC NEVUS; MELANOMA; MITOSIS; NECROSIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

ADULT; DIAGNOSIS, DIFFERENTIAL; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MELANOCYTES; MELANOMA; NEVUS, PIGMENTED; SKIN NEOPLASMS;

EID: 20244375410     PISSN: 00219746     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/jcp.2004.020933     Document Type: Article

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