Micro-melanoma detection. A clinical study on 22 cases of melanoma with a diameter equal to or less than 3 mm

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Volumn 90, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 128-131

  Bono, Aldo ^a   Bartoli, Cesare ^a   Baldi, Marzia ^a   Moglia, Daniele ^a   Tomatis, Stefano ^a   Tragni, Gabrina ^a   Cascinelli, Natale ^a   Santinami, Mario ^a  

^a NATIONAL CANCER INSTITUTE   (Italy)

Author keywords

Dermoscopy; Diagnosis; Melanoma; Small melanoma

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CANCER DIAGNOSIS; CLINICAL FEATURE; CONTROLLED STUDY; EPILUMINESCENCE MICROSCOPY; HUMAN; ITALY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MEDICAL RECORD; MELANOMA; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; TECHNIQUE;

EID: 2142763906     PISSN: 03008916     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/030089160409000125     Document Type: Article

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