Congenital melanosis: An update

Journal of Craniofacial Surgery

Volumn 16, Issue 5, 2005, Pages 940-944

  Heffel, Dominic F ^a,b   Thaller, Seih ^a,b  

^a University of Miami ^*

^b UNIVERSITY OF MIAMI MILLER SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CONGENITAL NEVUS; HUMAN; MELANOSIS; PHAKOMATOSIS; PLASTIC SURGERY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; STANDARD; TREATMENT INDICATION;

CELL TRANSFORMATION, NEOPLASTIC; HUMANS; MELANOMA; MELANOSIS; NEUROCUTANEOUS SYNDROMES; NEVUS, PIGMENTED; SKIN NEOPLASMS;

EID: 26444477651     PISSN: 10492275     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/01.scs.0000179751.29284.51     Document Type: Review

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