Atypical nevi of the scalp in adolescents

Journal of Cutaneous Pathology

Volumn 34, Issue 5, 2007, Pages 365-369

  Fabrizi, Giujeppe ^a   Pagliarello, Calogero ^b   Parente, Paola ^c   Massi, Guido ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MOLISE   (Italy)

^b OASI RESEARCH INSTITUTE IRCCS   (Italy)

^c CATHOLIC UNIVERSITY   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BREAST; CELL ULTRASTRUCTURE; CHILD; CLINICAL FEATURE; COURSE EVALUATION; CYTOPATHOLOGY; DERMOEPIDERMAL JUNCTION; DYSPLASTIC NEVUS; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; GENITAL SYSTEM; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; INFANT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MELANOCYTE; NEWBORN; SAMPLE SIZE; SCALP; TISSUE SECTION;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; HUMANS; INFANT; MIDDLE AGED; NEVUS, PIGMENTED; SCALP; SKIN NEOPLASMS;

EID: 34247388420     PISSN: 03036987     EISSN: 16000560     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1600-0560.2006.00622.x     Document Type: Article

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