Melanomas arising from naevi and de novo melanomas - Does origin matter?

British Journal of Dermatology

Volumn 156, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 72-76

  Weatherhead, S C ^a   Haniffa, M ^a   Lawrence, C M ^a  

^a ROYAL VICTORIA INFIRMARY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Melanoma; Naevus; Prognosis

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ANAMNESIS; ARTICLE; CANCER SCREENING; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MELANOMA; NEVUS; PRECANCER; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROGNOSIS; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; RISK FACTOR;

FEMALE; GENETIC PREDISPOSITION TO DISEASE; HUMANS; MALE; MELANOMA; MIDDLE AGED; NEVUS; PROGNOSIS; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SKIN NEOPLASMS;

EID: 33845535111     PISSN: 00070963     EISSN: 13652133     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2133.2006.07570.x     Document Type: Article

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