Dermoscopy of fully regressive cutaneous melanoma

British Journal of Dermatology

Volumn 158, Issue 6, 2008, Pages 1224-1229

  Bories, N ^a   Dalle, S ^a   Debarbieux, S ^a   Balme, B ^a   Ronger Savle S ^a   Thomas, L ^a  

^a UNIVERSITÉ LYON 1   (France)

Author keywords

Dermoscopy; Melanoma; Tumour regression

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CANCER REGRESSION; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL FEATURE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEPIGMENTATION; EPILUMINESCENCE MICROSCOPY; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; LYMPH NODE METASTASIS; MALE; MELANOMA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SKIN EXAMINATION;

ADULT; AGED; DERMOSCOPY; DIAGNOSIS, DIFFERENTIAL; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MELANOMA; MIDDLE AGED; NEOPLASMS, UNKNOWN PRIMARY; SKIN; SKIN NEOPLASMS;

EID: 43749106866     PISSN: 00070963     EISSN: 13652133     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2133.2008.08501.x     Document Type: Article

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