Atypical genital nevi: A clinicopathologic analysis of 56 cases

American Journal of Surgical Pathology

Volumn 32, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 51-57

  Gleason, Briana C ^a   Hirsch, Michelle S ^a   Nucci, Marisa R ^a   Schmidt, Birgitta A ^b   Zembowicz, Artur ^c   Mihm Jr , Martin C ^c   McKee, Phillip H ^d   Brenn, Thomas ^e  

^a BRIGHAM AND WOMEN S HOSPITAL   (United States)

^b BOSTON CHILDREN S HOSPITAL   (United States)

^c MASSACHUSETTS GENERAL HOSPITAL   (United States)

^d NONE

^e WESTERN GENERAL HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Atypical genital nevi; Melanoma; Vulva

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; ATYPICAL GENITAL NEVUS; CANCER RECURRENCE; CELL MATURATION; CELL PROLIFERATION; CELL ULTRASTRUCTURE; CHILD; CLINICAL FEATURE; DERMIS; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS; FEMALE; FIBROSIS; FOLLOW UP; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MEDICAL RECORD REVIEW; MITOSIS; NEVUS; STRATUM CORNEUM; SYMPTOM;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; DIAGNOSIS, DIFFERENTIAL; FEMALE; GENITAL NEOPLASMS, FEMALE; HUMANS; MELANOMA; MIDDLE AGED; NEVUS, PIGMENTED; SKIN NEOPLASMS;

EID: 37549023469     PISSN: 01475185     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/PAS.0b013e318068420c     Document Type: Article

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