Correlation between clinical, dermatoscopic, and histopathologic variables in atypical melanocytic nevi;Estudio de correlación clínica, dermatoscópica e histopatológica de nevus melanocíticos atípicos

Actas Dermo-Sifiliograficas

Volumn 99, Issue 5, 2008, Pages 380-389

  Morales Callaghan, Ana María ^a,b   Castrodeza Sanz, J ^a   Martinez Garcia G ^a   Peral Martinez I ^a   Miranda Romero, A ^a  

^a HOSPITAL CLÍNICO UNIVERSITARIO DE VALLADOLID   (Spain)

^b NONE   (Spain)

Author keywords

Atypical melanocytic nevus; Correlation; Dermatoscopy

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CLINICAL EXAMINATION; CLINICAL FEATURE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; DATA ANALYSIS; EPILUMINESCENCE MICROSCOPY; FEMALE; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MELANOCYTIC NEVUS; OBSERVATIONAL STUDY; RECEIVER OPERATING CHARACTERISTIC; SCHOOL CHILD; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE;

EID: 45749083320     PISSN: 00017310     EISSN: 15782190     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0001-7310(08)74697-0     Document Type: Article

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