Spontaneous involution of congenital melanocytic nevi of the scalp

Journal of the American Academy of Dermatology

Volumn 58, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 508-511

  Strauss, Roland M ^a   Newton Bishop, Julia A ^a  

^a ST JAMES S UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CANCER RISK; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CURETTAGE; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; INFANT; MALE; MELANOCYTIC NEVUS; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROGNOSIS; REMISSION; SCALP; SKIN ABRASION; SKIN MANIFESTATION; SURGICAL APPROACH; TREATMENT REFUSAL; TUMOR VOLUME;

AGING; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFANT; INFANT, NEWBORN; MALE; NEVUS, PIGMENTED; REMISSION, SPONTANEOUS; SCALP DERMATOSES; SKIN NEOPLASMS;

EID: 38949128385     PISSN: 01909622     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jaad.2006.05.076     Document Type: Article

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