New classification of melanocytic nevi based on dermoscopy

Expert Review of Dermatology

Volumn 3, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 477-489

  Zalaudek, Iris ^a   Manzo, Manuela ^b,c   Ferrara, Gerardo ^c,d   Argenziano, Giuseppe ^b,c  

^a MEDICAL UNIVERSITY OF GRAZ   (Austria)

^b SECOND UNIVERSITY OF NAPLES   (Italy)

^c Gaetano Rummo General Hospital ^*  (Italy)

^d G RUMMO HOSPITAL   (Italy)

Author keywords

Classification; Dermoscopy; Management; Nevogenesis; Nevus

Indexed keywords

MELANIN;

BLUE NEVUS; CLINICAL ASSESSMENT; CLINICAL FEATURE; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; DISEASE CLASSIFICATION; EARLY DIAGNOSIS; EPILUMINESCENCE MICROSCOPY; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; MELANOCYTIC NEVUS; MELANOMA; NAIL DISEASE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RECURRENT DISEASE; REVIEW; SKIN DISCOLORATION; SKIN DISEASE;

EID: 55349130967     PISSN: 17469872     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1586/17469872.3.4.477     Document Type: Review

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