Amelanotic/hypomelanotic melanoma: Clinical and dermoscopic features

British Journal of Dermatology

Volumn 150, Issue 6, 2004, Pages 1117-1124

  Pizzichetta, M A ^a   Talamini, R ^a   Stanganelli, I ^b   Puddu, P ^c   Bono, R ^c   Argenziano, G ^d   Veronesi, A ^a   Trevisan, G ^e   Rabinovitz, H ^f   Soyer, H P ^g  

^a CENTRO DI RIFERIMENTO ONCOLOGICO   (Italy)

^b OSPEDALE NIGUARDA CA GRANDA   (Italy)

^c LABORATORIO DI PATOLOGIA VASCOLARE   (Italy)

^d SECOND UNIVERSITY OF NAPLES   (Italy)

^e UNIVERSITY OF TRIESTE   (Italy)

^f UNIVERSITY OF MIAMI   (United States)

^g UNIVERSITY OF GRAZ   (Austria)

Author keywords

Amelanotic melanoma; Dermatoscopy; Dermoscopy; Epiluminescence microscopy; Melanocytic skin lesion; Nonmelanocytic skin lesions

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AMELANOTIC MELANOMA; ARTICLE; CLINICAL FEATURE; E-MAIL; EPILUMINESCENCE MICROSCOPY; FEMALE; FISHER EXACT TEST; HUMAN; HYPOMELANOSIS; HYPOPIGMENTATION; IMAGING SYSTEM; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REMISSION; SKIN PIGMENTATION; SKIN ULCER; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS;

ADULT; AGED; BIOPSY; CAPILLARIES; CHI-SQUARE DISTRIBUTION; DIAGNOSIS, DIFFERENTIAL; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MELANOMA, AMELANOTIC; MICROSCOPY; MIDDLE AGED; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SKIN DISEASES; SKIN NEOPLASMS; SKIN PIGMENTATION; TELEMEDICINE;

EID: 3142736364     PISSN: 00070963     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2133.2004.05928.x     Document Type: Article

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