Complex dermoscopic pattern: A potential risk marker for melanoma

British Journal of Dermatology

Volumn 158, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 821-824

  Lipoff, J B ^a   Scope, A ^b   Dusza, S W ^b   Marghoob, A A ^b   Oliveria, S A ^b   Halpern, A C ^b  

^a MEMORIAL SLOAN KETTERING CANCER CENTER   (United States)

^b ALBERT EINSTEIN COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Case control; Dermoscopy; Dysplastic; Melanoma

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; DISEASE CLASSIFICATION; EPILUMINESCENCE MICROSCOPY; FEMALE; HUMAN; IMAGE ANALYSIS; MALE; MELANOMA; NEVUS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK FACTOR; SCORING SYSTEM;

ADULT; DERMOSCOPY; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MELANOMA; NEVUS, PIGMENTED; SKIN NEOPLASMS;

EID: 40949115881     PISSN: 00070963     EISSN: 13652133     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2133.2007.08404.x     Document Type: Article

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