Pigmented epithelioid melanocytoma: Report of first Japanese cases previously diagnosed as cellular blue nevus

Journal of Cutaneous Pathology

Volumn 36, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 439-443

  Ito, Keigo ^a,b,c   Mihm, Martin C ^c  

^a JIKEI UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (Japan)

^b Sapporo Institute for Dermatopathology   (Japan)

^c MASSACHUSETTS GENERAL HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BLUE NEVUS; BUTTOCK; CASE REPORT; FEMALE; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; JAPAN; MELANOCYTOSIS; PIGMENTED EPITHELIOID MELANOCYTOMA; SENTINEL LYMPH NODE;

ADULT; ASIAN CONTINENTAL ANCESTRY GROUP; FEMALE; HUMANS; MELANOMA; NEVUS, BLUE; SKIN NEOPLASMS;

EID: 61449207306     PISSN: 03036987     EISSN: 16000560     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1600-0560.2008.01071.x     Document Type: Article

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