Analysis of mutations in B-RAF, N-RAS, and H-RAS genes in the differential diagnosis of Spitz nevus and spitzoid melanoma

American Journal of Surgical Pathology

Volumn 29, Issue 9, 2005, Pages 1145-1151

  Van Dijk, Marcory C R E ^a   Bernsen, Monique R ^a   Ruiter, Dirk J ^a  

^a RADBOUD UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

B RAF; Cutaneous melanoma; DNA sequence analysis; H RAS; N RAS; Spindle and epithelioid cell nevus; Spitz nevus; Spitzoid melanoma

Indexed keywords

B RAF KINASE; FORMALDEHYDE; ONCOPROTEIN; ONCOPROTEIN H RAS; ONCOPROTEIN N RAS; PARAFFIN; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; B RAF GENE; BENIGN TUMOR; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; FEMALE; GENE MUTATION; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; INFANT; JUVENILE MELANOMA; MALE; MALIGNANT NEOPLASTIC DISEASE; MELANOMA; METASTASIS; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; ONCOGENE H RAS; ONCOGENE N RAS; PRESCHOOL CHILD; SCHOOL CHILD; SPITZOID MELANOMA;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; DIAGNOSIS, DIFFERENTIAL; DNA MUTATIONAL ANALYSIS; FEMALE; GENES, RAS; HUMANS; INFANT; MALE; MELANOMA; MIDDLE AGED; MUTATION; NEVUS, EPITHELIOID AND SPINDLE CELL; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PROTO-ONCOGENE PROTEINS B-RAF; SKIN NEOPLASMS;

EID: 24144435358     PISSN: 01475185     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/01.pas.0000157749.18591.9e     Document Type: Article

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