Dermoscopy features of melanoma incognito: Indications for biopsy

Journal of the American Academy of Dermatology

Volumn 56, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 508-513

  Argenziano, Giuseppe ^a   Zalaudek, Iris ^a,b   Ferrara, Gerardo ^c   Johr, Robert ^d   Langford, David ^e   Puig, Susana ^f   Soyer, H Peter ^b   Malvehy, Josep ^f  

^a SECOND UNIVERSITY OF NAPLES   (Italy)

^b MEDICAL UNIVERSITY OF GRAZ   (Austria)

^c G RUMMO HOSPITAL   (Italy)

^d UNIVERSITY OF MIAMI   (United States)

^e Molecheck   (New Zealand)

^f Hospital Clinic   (Spain)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS; EPILUMINESCENCE MICROSCOPY; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; MALE; MELANOMA; NEVUS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SKIN BIOPSY; SKIN PIGMENTATION;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; BIOPSY; CARCINOMA, BASAL CELL; DERMOSCOPY; DIAGNOSIS, DIFFERENTIAL; FEMALE; HUMANS; MELANOMA; MIDDLE AGED; NEVUS; NEVUS, PIGMENTED; SKIN NEOPLASMS;

EID: 33847181261     PISSN: 01909622     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jaad.2006.10.029     Document Type: Article

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