Usefulness of dermoscopy for diagnosing pigmented Spitz nevus occurring on the glabrous skin [24]

Journal of the European Academy of Dermatology and Venereology

Volumn 20, Issue 10, 2006, Pages 1362-1363

  Yasuma, A ^a   Hara, H ^a   Hukuda, N ^a   Terui, T ^a  

^a NIHON UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (Japan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CASE REPORT; CLINICAL FEATURE; DEPIGMENTATION; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; EPILUMINESCENCE MICROSCOPY; FEMALE; GLABROUS SKIN; HAND DISEASE; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; JUVENILE MELANOMA; LETTER; PHYSICAL EXAMINATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCHOOL CHILD; SKIN DISEASE;

CHILD; DERMOSCOPY; FEMALE; HUMANS; NEVUS, EPITHELIOID AND SPINDLE CELL; SKIN; SKIN NEOPLASMS;

EID: 33750310123     PISSN: 09269959     EISSN: 14683083     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1468-3083.2006.01718.x     Document Type: Letter

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