Asymptomatic neurocutaneous melanocytosis in patients with large congenital melanocytic nevi: A study of cases from an Internet-based registry

Journal of the American Academy of Dermatology

Volumn 53, Issue 6, 2005, Pages 959-965

  Agero, Anna Liza C ^a   Benvenuto Andrade, Cristiane ^a   Dusza, Stephen W ^a   Halpern, Allan C ^a   Marghoob, Ashfaq A ^a  

^a MEMORIAL SLOAN KETTERING CANCER CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; FEMALE; HUMAN; INTERNET; MALE; MELANOCYTIC NEVUS; MELANOCYTOSIS; NEUROCUTANEOUS MELANOCYTOSIS; NEUROLOGIC DISEASE; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUESTIONNAIRE; RISK ASSESSMENT; SCREENING;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFANT; INFANT, NEWBORN; INTERNET; MALE; MELANOSIS; MIDDLE AGED; NEUROCUTANEOUS SYNDROMES; NEVUS, PIGMENTED; REGISTRIES; SKIN NEOPLASMS;

EID: 27944453964     PISSN: 01909622     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jaad.2005.07.046     Document Type: Article

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