Spitz nevus: Follow-up study of 8 cases of childhood starburst type and proposal for management

Dermatology

Volumn 218, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 48-51

  Nino, Massimiliano ^a   Brunetti, Bruno ^b   Delfino, Sergio ^c   Brunetti, Beniamino ^c   Panariello, Luigia ^a   Russo, Daniela ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NAPLES FEDERICO II   (Italy)

^b S Maria Delle Speranze Hospital   (Italy)

^c UNIVERSITY CAMPUS BIO MEDICO   (Italy)

Author keywords

Dermoscopy; Spitz nevus management

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CHILD; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; EPILUMINESCENCE MICROSCOPY; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; GROUPS BY AGE; HUMAN; JUVENILE MELANOMA; MALE; PATIENT CARE; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCHOOL CHILD;

CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; DERMOSCOPY; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; INFANT; MALE; NEVUS, EPITHELIOID AND SPINDLE CELL; SKIN NEOPLASMS;

EID: 58149083832     PISSN: 10188665     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1159/000161120     Document Type: Article

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