Melanoma mimicking seborrheic keratosis: An error of perception precluding correct dermoscopic diagnosis

Journal of the American Academy of Dermatology

Volumn 58, Issue 5, 2008, Pages 875-880

  Tavoloni Braga, Juliana Casagrande ^a   Scope, Alon ^a   Klaz, Itay ^a   Mecca, Patricia ^a   Spencer, Philip ^a   Marghoob, Ashfaq A ^a  

^a MEMORIAL SLOAN KETTERING CANCER CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGED; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL FEATURE; DIAGNOSTIC ERROR; EPILUMINESCENCE MICROSCOPY; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; MALE; MELANOMA; PERCEPTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; RISK REDUCTION; SEBORRHEIC DERMATITIS; SKIN BIOPSY; SKIN EXAMINATION;

AGED; DERMOSCOPY; DIAGNOSTIC ERRORS; HEAD AND NECK NEOPLASMS; HUMANS; KERATOSIS, SEBORRHEIC; MALE; MELANOMA; PERCEPTION; SKIN NEOPLASMS;

EID: 41949096598     PISSN: 01909622     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jaad.2007.12.011     Document Type: Article

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