Congenital melanocytic nevi needing treatment

Dermatologic Therapy

Volumn 18, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 136-150

  Tromberg, Jennifer ^a   Bauer, Bruce ^b   Benvenuto Andrade, Cristiane ^a   Marghoob, Ashfaq A ^a  

^a MEMORIAL SLOAN KETTERING CANCER CENTER   (United States)

^b CHILDREN'S MEMORIAL HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

Congenital; Melanocytic nevus; Treatment

Indexed keywords

PHENOL;

CANCER RISK; CARDIOTOXICITY; CLINICAL FEATURE; DRUG FATALITY; HUMAN; HYPERBILIRUBINEMIA; MELANOCYTIC NEVUS; MELANOMA; NEPHROTOXICITY; PROGNOSIS; REVIEW; RISK BENEFIT ANALYSIS; SEIZURE;

ALGORITHMS; HUMANS; MELANOMA; NEVUS, PIGMENTED; SKIN NEOPLASMS;

EID: 21644438178     PISSN: 13960296     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1529-8019.2005.05012.x     Document Type: Review

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