Histopathologic findings in Unna's nevus suggest it is a tardive congenital nevus

American Journal of Dermatopathology

Volumn 30, Issue 6, 2008, Pages 561-566

  Sowa, Junko ^a,c   Kobayashi, Hiromi ^a   Ishii, Masamitsu ^a   Kimura, Tetsunori ^b  

^a OSAKA CITY UNIVERSITY GRADUATE SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (Japan)

^b Sapporo Institute for Dermatopathology   (Japan)

^c NONE   (Japan)

Author keywords

Acquired melanocytic nevus; Tardive congenital nevus; Unna's nevus

Indexed keywords

MELANIN;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CONGENITAL NEVUS; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE CLASSIFICATION; FEMALE; HAIR FOLLICLE; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NEVUS CELL; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEBACEOUS GLAND; CELL MOTION; DERMIS; EPIDERMIS; EPITHELIUM; MELANOCYTE; PATHOLOGY; PIGMENTED NEVUS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; REVIEW; SKIN TUMOR; SWEAT GLAND;

ADULT; CELL MOVEMENT; DERMIS; ECCRINE GLANDS; EPIDERMIS; EPITHELIUM; FEMALE; HAIR FOLLICLE; HUMANS; MALE; MELANOCYTES; NEVUS, PIGMENTED; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SEBACEOUS GLANDS; SKIN NEOPLASMS;

EID: 59849098008     PISSN: 01931091     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/DAD.0b013e318166f418     Document Type: Article

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