Reflectance-mode confocal microscopy for the in Vivo characterization of pagetoid melanocytosis in melanomas and nevi

Journal of Investigative Dermatology

Volumn 125, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 532-537

  Pellacani, Giovanni ^a   Cesinaro, Anna Maria ^a   Seidenari, Stefania ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MODENA AND REGGIO EMILIA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Histopathology; Melanoma; Pagetoid infiltration; Scanning laser microscopy; Spitz nevus

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CELL INFILTRATION; CONFOCAL MICROSCOPY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; HUMAN TISSUE; IN VIVO STUDY; JUVENILE MELANOMA; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MELANOCYTOSIS; MELANOMA; NEVUS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REFLECTANCE MODE CONFOCAL MICROSCOPY; WORINGER KOLOPP DISEASE; EVALUATION; MELANOCYTE; METHODOLOGY; PATHOLOGY; SKIN TUMOR;

HUMANS; MELANOCYTES; MELANOMA; MICROSCOPY, CONFOCAL; NEVUS; SKIN NEOPLASMS;

EID: 27144476586     PISSN: 0022202X     EISSN: 15231747     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.0022-202X.2005.23813.x     Document Type: Article

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