Discordance in the histopathologic diagnosis of melanoma at a melanoma referral center

Journal of the American Academy of Dermatology

Volumn 62, Issue 5, 2010, Pages 751-756

  Shoo, B Aika ^a   Sagebiel, Richard W ^a   Kashani Sabet, Mohammed ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

atypical nevi; discordant diagnosis; melanoma; melanoma center; pigmented lesion clinic

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CANCER CENTER; CANCER DIAGNOSIS; CANCER STAGING; CONSENSUS; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS; DYSPLASTIC NEVUS; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; JUVENILE MELANOMA; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MELANOCYTIC NEVUS; MELANOMA; NEVUS; PATIENT REFERRAL; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

DERMATOLOGY; HUMANS; MELANOMA; NEVUS, EPITHELIOID AND SPINDLE CELL; NEVUS, PIGMENTED; OBSERVER VARIATION; PATHOLOGY, CLINICAL; REFERRAL AND CONSULTATION; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SKIN; SKIN NEOPLASMS;

EID: 77950559882     PISSN: 01909622     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jaad.2009.09.043     Document Type: Article

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