Spitz nevus: An evolving clinicopathologic concept

American Journal of Dermatopathology

Volumn 32, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 410-414

  Ferrara, Gerardo ^a   Zalaudek, Iris ^b   Argenziano, Giuseppe ^c  

^a G RUMMO HOSPITAL   (Italy)

^b MEDICAL UNIVERSITY OF GRAZ   (Austria)

^c SECOND UNIVERSITY OF NAPLES   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CLINICAL FEATURE; DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS; EPILUMINESCENCE MICROSCOPY; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; JUVENILE MELANOMA; LETTER; MORPHOLOGY; NEVUS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REED NEVUS; SPINDLE CELL; TUMOR VOLUME;

HUMANS; NEVUS, EPITHELIOID AND SPINDLE CELL; SKIN NEOPLASMS;

EID: 77952940923     PISSN: 01931091     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/DAD.0b013e3181b6aab4     Document Type: Letter

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