Risk of melanoma arising in large congenital melanocytic nevi: A systematic review

Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery

Volumn 113, Issue 7, 2004, Pages 1968-1974

  Watt, Andrew J ^a   Kotsis, Sandra V ^a   Chung, Kevin C ^a,b  

^a 2130 Taubman Center ^*

^b UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CANCER RISK; CONGENITAL NEVUS; HUMAN; MEDLINE; MELANOCYTIC NEVUS; MELANOMA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTOR; SKIN CARCINOGENESIS; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW; TUMOR VOLUME; PIGMENTED NEVUS; SKIN TUMOR;

HUMANS; MELANOMA; NEVUS, PIGMENTED; RISK FACTORS; SKIN NEOPLASMS;

EID: 3242738551     PISSN: 00321052     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/01.PRS.0000122209.10277.2A     Document Type: Review

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