Desmoplastic Spitz nevus: A histopathological review and comparison with desmoplastic melanoma;Nævus de Spitz desmoplasique: Analyse histopathologique et comparative avec le mélanome desmoplasique

Annales de Dermatologie et de Venereologie

Volumn 136, Issue 10, 2009, Pages 689-695

  Nojavan, H ^a   Cribier, B ^a   Mehregan, D R ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL OF STRASBOURG   (France)

^b Pinkus Dermatopathology Laboratory   (United States)

Author keywords

Desmoplastic melanoma; Desmoplastic Spitz nevus; Large cell nevus; Spitz nevus

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CELL DIFFERENTIATION; CELL MATURATION; CELL PROLIFERATION; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DESMOPLASTIC MELANOMA; ELASTOSIS; EPIDERMIS HYPERPLASIA; FIBROMA; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; INFLAMMATORY INFILTRATE; JUVENILE MELANOMA; MELANOMA; MITOSIS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SEX RATIO; SKIN BIOPSY; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; CHILD; COMPARATIVE STUDY; FEMALE; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NEVUS; PATHOLOGY; SKIN TUMOR;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; CHILD; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MELANOMA; MIDDLE AGED; NEVUS, EPITHELIOID AND SPINDLE CELL; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SKIN NEOPLASMS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 70349613737     PISSN: 01519638     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.annder.2009.05.005     Document Type: Article

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