Histologic persistence of a congenital melanocytic nevus of the scalp despite clinical involution

Journal of the American Academy of Dermatology

Volumn 59, Issue 6, 2008, Pages 1091-1092

  Vilarrasa, Eva ^a   Baselga, Eulalia ^a   Rincon, Catalina ^a   Alomar, Agustin ^a  

^a HOSPITAL DE LA SANTA CREU I SANT PAU   (Spain)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CONGENITAL MALFORMATION; DISEASE COURSE; DISEASE DURATION; FOLLOW UP; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; LETTER; LEUKODERMA; MELANOCYTIC NEVUS; PARIETAL LOBE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCALP HAIR; SCLERODERMA; SKIN BIOPSY; SKIN COLOR; SKIN FIBROSIS; SKIN INFLAMMATION; TEMPORAL CORTEX;

CELL TRANSFORMATION, NEOPLASTIC; HUMANS; NEVUS, PIGMENTED; REMISSION, SPONTANEOUS; RISK; SCALP DERMATOSES; SKIN NEOPLASMS;

EID: 55949125152     PISSN: 01909622     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jaad.2008.07.050     Document Type: Letter

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