Interobserver reproducibility of histological features in cutaneous malignant melanoma

Journal of Clinical Pathology

Volumn 58, Issue 11, 2005, Pages 1194-1198

  Urso, C ^a   Rongioletti, F ^b   Innocenzi, D ^c   Saieva, C ^d   Batolo, D ^e   Chimenti, S ^f   Filotico, R ^g   Gianotti, R ^h   Lentini, M ^e   Tomasini, C ⁱ   Rebora, A ^b   Pippione, M ⁱ  

^a SANTA MARIA ANNUNZIATA HOSPITAL   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF GENOA   (Italy)

^c SAPIENZA UNIVERSITY OF ROME   (Italy)

^d CANCER RESEARCH AND PREVENTION INSTITUTE ISPO   (Italy)

^e UNIVERSITY OF MESSINA   (Italy)

^f UNIVERSITY OF ROME TOR VERGATA   (Italy)

^g UNIVERSITY OF BARI   (Italy)

^h UNIVERSITY OF MILAN   (Italy)

ⁱ UNIVERSITY OF TURIN   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

MELANIN;

ARTICLE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CYTOLOGY; HISTOLOGY; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; HUMAN TISSUE; LYMPHOCYTIC INFILTRATION; MELANOCYTE; MELANOMA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SKIN INFILTRATE; SKIN NECROSIS; SKIN TUMOR;

HUMANS; MELANINS; MELANOCYTES; MELANOMA; MITOSIS; NECROSIS; OBSERVER VARIATION; SKIN NEOPLASMS;

EID: 27644448780     PISSN: 00219746     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/jcp.2005.026765     Document Type: Article

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