Melanocytic lesions with features of Spitz nevus

Human Pathology

Volumn 37, Issue 7, 2006, Pages 779-780

  Wick, Mark R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF VIRGINIA HEALTH SYSTEM   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CELL PROLIFERATION; CELL TRANSPORT; EDITORIAL; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; JUVENILE MELANOMA; LYMPH NODE; MEDICOLEGAL ASPECT; MELANOCYTIC NEVUS; METASTASIS; SENTINEL LYMPH NODE BIOPSY;

DIAGNOSIS, DIFFERENTIAL; HUMANS; NEVUS, EPITHELIOID AND SPINDLE CELL; NEVUS, PIGMENTED; PATHOLOGY, SURGICAL; SENTINEL LYMPH NODE BIOPSY; SKIN NEOPLASMS;

EID: 33745133659     PISSN: 00468177     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.humpath.2006.05.001     Document Type: Editorial

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