Reticular grey-blue areas of regression as a dermoscopic marker of melanoma in situ

British Journal of Dermatology

Volumn 163, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 302-309

  Seidenari, S ^a   Ferrari, C ^a   Borsari, S ^a   Benati, E ^a   Ponti, G ^a   Bassoli, S ^a   Giusti, F ^a   Schianchi, S ^a   Pellacani, G ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MODENA AND REGGIO EMILIA   (Italy)

Author keywords

dermoscopy; early diagnosis; melanoma in situ; regression; reticular blue areas

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CANCER REGRESSION; CLINICAL ASSESSMENT; EPILUMINESCENCE MICROSCOPY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MELANOMA; MELANOMA IN SITU; NEVUS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RETICULAR GREY BLUE AREA; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SKIN PIGMENTATION;

ADULT; AGED; BIOLOGICAL MARKERS; DERMOSCOPY; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MELANOMA; MIDDLE AGED; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; NEOPLASM INVASIVENESS; NEVUS, PIGMENTED; PIGMENTATION; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SKIN NEOPLASMS;

EID: 77954871349     PISSN: 00070963     EISSN: 13652133     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2133.2010.09821.x     Document Type: Article

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