Spitzoid melanoma in childhood

European Journal of Dermatology

Volumn 16, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 276-280

  Top, Husamettin ^a   Aygit, A Cemal ^a   Bas, Sedat ^a   Yalcin, Omer ^a  

^a TRAKYA UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Childhood; Melanoma; Spitz's nevus; Spitzoid

Indexed keywords

BIOTIN; EOSIN; FORMALDEHYDE; HEMATOXYLIN; KI 67 ANTIGEN; MELANIN; PEROXIDASE; PROTEIN S 100; STREPTAVIDIN;

ARTICLE; CANCER INVASION; CANCER LOCALIZATION; CANCER SIZE; CASE REPORT; CELL PROLIFERATION; CLINICAL FEATURE; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; LABORATORY TEST; MELANOCYTE; MELANOMA; METASTASIS; SCHOOL CHILD; SKIN BIOPSY; SKIN DEFECT; SKIN PIGMENTATION; SKIN ULCER; STAINING; TREATMENT OUTCOME; TUMOR CELL;

CHILD; DIAGNOSIS, DIFFERENTIAL; HUMANS; MELANOMA;

EID: 33646692902     PISSN: 11671122     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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