The risk of melanoma and neurocutaneous melanosis associated with congenital melanocytic nevi

Seminars in Cutaneous Medicine and Surgery

Volumn 29, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 159-164

  Shah, Kara N ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA   (United States)

^b CHILDREN S HOSPITAL OF PHILADELPHIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CANCER RISK; CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM TUMOR; CONGENITAL MELANOCYTIC NEVUS; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; HUMAN; MELANOCYTIC NEVUS; MELANOMA; MELANOSIS; MORTALITY; NEUROCUTANEOUS MELANOBLASTOSIS; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; REVIEW;

HUMANS; MELANOMA; MELANOSIS; NEUROCUTANEOUS SYNDROMES; NEVUS, PIGMENTED; RISK FACTORS; SKIN NEOPLASMS;

EID: 78049487848     PISSN: 10855629     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.sder.2010.06.007     Document Type: Review

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