Sampling of melanocytic nevi for research purposes: A prospective, pilot study to determine effect on diagnosis

Journal of the American Academy of Dermatology

Volumn 59, Issue 5, 2008, Pages 814-821

  Florell, Scott R ^a,b   Smoller, Bruce R ^c   Boucher, Kenneth M ^b   Grossman, Douglas ^a,b   Harris, Ronald M ^a,b   Bowen, Glen M ^a,b   Leachman, Sancy A ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF UTAH   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF UTAH SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF ARKANSAS FOR MEDICAL SCIENCES   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL ASSESSMENT; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; MALE; MELANOCYTIC NEVUS; OBSERVER VARIATION; PIGMENTED NEVUS; PILOT STUDY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; SKIN BIOPSY;

BIOPSY; FIXATIVES; FORMALDEHYDE; HUMANS; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; MELANOMA; NEVUS, PIGMENTED; PILOT PROJECTS; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SKIN;

EID: 53349143151     PISSN: 01909622     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jaad.2008.07.020     Document Type: Article

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