Fluorescence in situ hybridization for distinguishing cellular blue nevi from blue nevus-like melanoma

Journal of Cutaneous Pathology

Volumn 38, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 335-341

  Gammon, Bryan ^a   Beilfuss, Beth ^a   Guitart, Joan ^a   Busam, Klaus J ^b   Gerami, Pedram ^a  

^a NORTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b MEMORIAL SLOAN KETTERING CANCER CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

blue nevus; blue nevus like melanoma; cellular blue nevus; fluorescence in situ hybridization; melanoma

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BLUE NEVUS; CHILD; DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS; FEMALE; FLUORESCENCE IN SITU HYBRIDIZATION; GENETICS; HUMAN; MALE; MELANOMA; MIDDLE AGED; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SKIN TUMOR;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; CHILD; DIAGNOSIS, DIFFERENTIAL; FEMALE; HUMANS; IN SITU HYBRIDIZATION, FLUORESCENCE; MALE; MELANOMA; MIDDLE AGED; NEVUS, BLUE; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SKIN NEOPLASMS;

EID: 79951751474     PISSN: 03036987     EISSN: 16000560     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1600-0560.2010.01667.x     Document Type: Article

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