Diagnosis and management of melanocytic skin lesion in the pediatric praxis: A review of the literature

Minerva Pediatrica

Volumn 60, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 291-312

  Zalaudek, I ^a   Sgambato, A ^b   Ferrara, G ^c   Argenziano, G ^b  

^a MEDICAL UNIVERSITY OF GRAZ   (Austria)

^b SECOND UNIVERSITY OF NAPLES   (Italy)

^c G RUMMO HOSPITAL   (Italy)

Author keywords

Child; Dermoscopy; Melanoma; Nevus, pigmented

Indexed keywords

ANTIINFLAMMATORY AGENT; HEPARINOID;

BLUE NEVUS; CLINICAL EXAMINATION; DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS; EPIDERMOLYSIS BULLOSA; EPILUMINESCENCE MICROSCOPY; HISTOPATHOLOGY; JUVENILE MELANOMA; MELANOCYTIC NEVUS; MELANOMA; PIGMENTED NEVUS; REVIEW;

CHILD; DERMOSCOPY; HUMANS; MELANOMA; NEVUS; SKIN NEOPLASMS;

EID: 46749109166     PISSN: 00264946     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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