Improvement of malignant/benign ratio in excised melanocytic lesions in the 'dermoscopy era': A retrospective study 1997-2001

British Journal of Dermatology

Volumn 150, Issue 4, 2004, Pages 687-692

  Carli, P ^a   De Giorgi, V ^a   Crocetti, E ^b   Mannone, F ^a   Massi, D ^a   Chiarugi, A ^a   Giannotti, B ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF FLORENCE   (Italy)

^b CANCER RESEARCH AND PREVENTION INSTITUTE ISPO   (Italy)

Author keywords

Dermatoscopy; Dermoscopy; Melanoma

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CANCER SCREENING; CONTROLLED STUDY; EPILUMINESCENCE MICROSCOPY; FEMALE; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; JUVENILE MELANOMA; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MELANOMA; NEVUS; PREOPERATIVE EVALUATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SKIN DEFECT;

FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MELANOCYTES; MELANOMA; MICROSCOPY; NEVUS; PREOPERATIVE CARE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SKIN NEOPLASMS; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 2342450025     PISSN: 00070963     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.0007-0963.2004.05860.x     Document Type: Article

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