Dermoscopic study of cutaneous malignant melanoma: Descriptive analysis of 45 cases;Estudio dermoscópico del melanoma maligno cutáneo: Análisis descriptivo de 45 casos

Actas Dermo-Sifiliograficas

Volumn 99, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 44-53

  De Troya Martín, Magdalena ^a,b   Blazquez Sanchez N ^a   Fernandez Canedo I ^a   Frieyro Elicegui, M ^a   Funez Liebana R ^a   Rivas Ruiz, F ^a  

^a HOSPITAL COSTA DEL SOL   (Spain)

^b Centro Salud Alhaurín   (Spain)

Author keywords

Dermoscopy; Epiluminescence microscopy; Malignant melanoma

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CARCINOMA IN SITU; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; EPILUMINESCENCE MICROSCOPY; FEMALE; HISTOLOGY; HUMAN; HYPOPIGMENTATION; MALE; MELANOMA; SKIN DEFECT;

EID: 39049163313     PISSN: 00017310     EISSN: 15782190     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0001-7310(08)74614-3     Document Type: Article

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