Nevi with site-related atypia: A review of melanocytic nevi with atypical histologic features based on anatomic site

Journal of Cutaneous Pathology

Volumn 35, Issue 10, 2008, Pages 889-898

  Hosler, Gregory A ^a,b   Moresi, Jean Margaret ^c   Barrett, Terry L ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS SOUTHWESTERN MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b ProPath Dermatopathology   (United States)

^c JOHNS HOPKINS HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BREAST DISEASE; CANCER LOCALIZATION; CLINICAL FEATURE; CONJUNCTIVA DISEASE; DYSPLASTIC NEVUS; HISTOLOGY; HUMAN; MELANOCYTIC NEVUS; MELANOMA; PATHOLOGICAL ANATOMY; REVIEW; SCALP TUMOR; VULVA DISEASE;

CONJUNCTIVA; FOOT; GENITALIA; HAND; HUMANS; NEVUS, PIGMENTED; SKIN NEOPLASMS;

EID: 51649111039     PISSN: 03036987     EISSN: 16000560     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1600-0560.2008.01041.x     Document Type: Review

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