Instrument-, age- and site-dependent variations of dermoscopic patterns of congenital melanocytic naevi: A multicentre study

British Journal of Dermatology

Volumn 155, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 56-61

  Seidenari, S ^a,i   Pellacani, G ^a   Martella, A ^a   Giusti, F ^a   Argenziano, G ^b   Buccini, P ^c   Carli, P ^d   Catricala C ^c   De Giorgi, V ^d   Ferrari, A ^e   Ingordo, V ^f   Manganoni, A M ^g   Peris, K ^e   Piccolo, D ^e   Pizzichetta, M A ^h  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MODENA AND REGGIO EMILIA   (Italy)

^b SECOND UNIVERSITY OF NAPLES   (Italy)

^c SAN GALLICANO DERMATOLOGICAL INSTITUTE   (Italy)

^d UNIVERSITY OF FLORENCE   (Italy)

^e UNIVERSITY OF L'AQUILA   (Italy)

^f Italian Navy Main Hospital 'G Venticinque'   (Italy)

^g UNIVERSITY OF BRESCIA   (Italy)

^h CENTRO DI RIFERIMENTO ONCOLOGICO   (Italy)

ⁱ Department of Dermatology ^*  (Italy)

Author keywords

Congenital naevi; Dermoscopy; Melanocytic naevi; Videomicroscopy

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CHILD; CONTROLLED STUDY; DATA BASE; DISEASE CLASSIFICATION; EPILUMINESCENCE MICROSCOPY; FEMALE; HISTOLOGY; HUMAN; IMAGE ANALYSIS; INSTRUMENT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MELANOCYTIC NEVUS; MELANOMA; PHENOTYPE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; RISK;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE FACTORS; AGED; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; DERMOSCOPY; FEMALE; HUMANS; IMAGE PROCESSING, COMPUTER-ASSISTED; INFANT; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NEVUS, PIGMENTED; SKIN;

EID: 33745054139     PISSN: 00070963     EISSN: 13652133     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2133.2006.07182.x     Document Type: Article

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