Early melanomas dermoscopically characterized by reticular depigmentation [12]

Archives of Dermatology

Volumn 143, Issue 6, 2007, Pages 808-809

  Lozzi, Gian Piero ^b   Piccolo, Domenico ^b   Micantonio, Tamara ^b   Altamura, Davide ^b   Peris, Ketty ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF L'AQUILA   (Italy)

^b NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; CASE REPORT; DEPIGMENTATION; DYSPLASTIC NEVUS; EPILUMINESCENCE MICROSCOPY; FEMALE; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; LETTER; MALE; MELANOMA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RETICULAR DEPIGMENTATION; SKIN DISCOLORATION;

ADULT; DERMOSCOPY; DIAGNOSIS, DIFFERENTIAL; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MELANOMA; MIDDLE AGED; NEVUS, PIGMENTED; SKIN NEOPLASMS;

EID: 34250739411     PISSN: 0003987X     EISSN: 0003987X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1001/archderm.143.6.808     Document Type: Letter

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