A series of melanomas smaller than 4 mm and implications for the ABCDE rule

Journal of the European Academy of Dermatology and Venereology

Volumn 21, Issue 7, 2007, Pages 929-934

  Goldsmith, S M ^a   Solomon, A R ^b  

^a Southwest Georgia Dermatology   (United States)

^b EMORY UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

ABCDE rule; Melanoma; Melanoma diagnosis; Micromelanomas; Small diameter melanomas

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CANCER DIAGNOSIS; CANCER INVASION; CANCER SIZE; CARCINOMA IN SITU; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COLOR; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; MALE; MEDICAL RECORD REVIEW; MEDICAL SPECIALIST; MELANOMA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SKIN PIGMENTATION;

ADULT; AGED; DIAGNOSIS, DIFFERENTIAL; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MELANOMA; MIDDLE AGED; NEOPLASM STAGING; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SKIN NEOPLASMS;

EID: 34547131826     PISSN: 09269959     EISSN: 14683083     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1468-3083.2006.02115.x     Document Type: Article

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