Indications for excision of nevi and melanoma diagnosed in a pediatric surgical unit

Journal of Pediatric Surgery

Volumn 42, Issue 8, 2007, Pages 1412-1416

  Zangari, Andrea ^a   Bernardini, Maria Luisa ^b   Tallarico, Rosella ^a   Ilari, Michele ^a   Giangiacomi, Mirella ^b   Offidani, Anna Maria ^b   Martino, Ascanio ^a  

^a Salesi Children's Hospital   (Italy)

^b OSPEDALI RIUNITI   (Italy)

Author keywords

Child; Melanoma; Nevi

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; CANCER RECURRENCE; CANCER SURGERY; CHILDHOOD CANCER; CONGENITAL NEVUS; CONTROLLED STUDY; DYSPLASTIC NEVUS; EXCISION; HISTOLOGY; HUMAN; INFANT; JUVENILE MELANOMA; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MELANOMA; METASTASIS; NEVUS; PEDIATRIC SURGERY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TREATMENT INDICATION; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ADOLESCENT; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; HOSPITAL UNITS; HUMANS; INFANT; MELANOMA; NEVUS; SKIN NEOPLASMS;

EID: 34547775876     PISSN: 00223468     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jpedsurg.2007.03.044     Document Type: Article

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