Dermoscopy of pigmented lesions on mucocutaneous junction and mucous membrane

British Journal of Dermatology

Volumn 161, Issue 6, 2009, Pages 1255-1261

  Lin, J ^a   Koga, H ^a   Takata, M ^a   Saida, T ^a  

^a SHINSHU UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (Japan)

Author keywords

Dermoscopy; Melanoma; Mucosal melanotic macule; Mucous membrane

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ALGORITHM; ARTICLE; BLUE NEVUS; BOWENOID PAPULOSIS; CHECKLIST; CLINICAL ARTICLE; DEVICE; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; EPILUMINESCENCE MICROSCOPY; FEMALE; FUNGUS HYPHAE; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; MALE; MELANOCYTIC NEVUS; MELANOMA; METHODOLOGY; MUCOSA; PEUTZ JEGHERS SYNDROME; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCORING SYSTEM; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SKIN DEFECT; SKIN PIGMENTATION;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ALGORITHMS; CLINICAL COMPETENCE; DERMOSCOPY; DIAGNOSIS, DIFFERENTIAL; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MELANOMA; MIDDLE AGED; MUCOUS MEMBRANE; NEOPLASM STAGING; OBSERVER VARIATION; PRACTICE GUIDELINES AS TOPIC; SKIN NEOPLASMS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 72649097806     PISSN: 00070963     EISSN: 13652133     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2133.2009.09251.x     Document Type: Article

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