Congenital Melanocytic Nevi

Pediatric Clinics of North America

Volumn 57, Issue 5, 2010, Pages 1155-1176

  Lyon, Valerie B ^a  

^a MEDICAL COLLEGE OF WISCONSIN   (United States)

Author keywords

Childhood melanoma; Congenital melanocytic nevus; Congenital nevus; Garmet nevus; Giant nevus; Melanocytic nevus; Nevus; Pigmented nevus

Indexed keywords

ALPHA INTERFERON; INTERLEUKIN 2;

CANCER RISK; CARNEY COMPLEX; CONGENITAL MELANOCYTIC NEVUS; DISEASE CLASSIFICATION; DISEASE COURSE; EXCISION; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; HYPERTRICHOSIS; INCIDENCE; MELANOCYTIC NEVUS; MELANOCYTOSIS; MELANOMA; PAPULOSIS; PATHOGENESIS; PHYSICAL EXAMINATION; PROGNOSIS; REVIEW; SKIN BIOPSY; SKIN DISCOLORATION; SKIN NODULE; SUN EXPOSURE; SUNLIGHT PROTECTION; ABNORMALITIES, MULTIPLE; INFANT; NEVUS, PIGMENTED; NEWBORN; PATHOLOGY; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTOR; SKIN; SKIN NEOPLASMS;

ABNORMALITIES, MULTIPLE; DISEASE PROGRESSION; HUMANS; INFANT; INFANT, NEWBORN; MELANOMA; NEVUS, PIGMENTED; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTORS; SKIN; SKIN NEOPLASMS;

EID: 77957288502     PISSN: 00313955     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.pcl.2010.07.005     Document Type: Review

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