Clinical and dermoscopic changes in common melanocytic nevi in school children: The framingham school nevus study

Dermatology

Volumn 211, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 234-239

  LaVigne, E A ^a   Oliveria, S A ^a   Dusza, S W ^a   Geller, A C ^a   Halpern, A C ^a   Marghoob, A A ^a  

^a MEMORIAL SLOAN KETTERING CANCER CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Childhood; Common melanocytic nevi; Dermoscopy; Melanoma

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL EXAMINATION; CLINICAL FEATURE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE SEVERITY; EPILUMINESCENCE MICROSCOPY; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; MALE; MELANOCYTIC NEVUS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTOR; SCHOOL CHILD;

ADOLESCENT; DISEASE PROGRESSION; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; MICROSCOPY; NEVUS, PIGMENTED; PHOTOGRAPHY; PILOT PROJECTS; SKIN NEOPLASMS;

EID: 26244467742     PISSN: 10188665     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1159/000087017     Document Type: Article

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