Fluorescence in situ hybridization, a diagnostic aid in ambiguous melanocytic tumors: European study of 113 cases

Modern Pathology

Volumn 24, Issue 5, 2011, Pages 613-623

  Vergier, Beatrice ^a   Prochazkova Carlotti, Martina ^a   De La Fouchardière, Arnaud ^b   Cerroni, Lorenzo ^c   Massi, Daniela ^d   De Giorgi, Vincenzo ^d   Bailly, Christiane ^b   Wesselmann, Ulrich ^e   Karlseladze, Apollon ^f   Avril, Marie Francoise ^g   Jouary, Thomas ^h   Merlio, Jean Philippe ^a  

^a UNIVERSITÉ DE BORDEAUX   (France)

^b CENTRE LÉON BÉRARD   (France)

^c MEDICAL UNIVERSITY OF GRAZ   (Austria)

^d UNIVERSITY OF FLORENCE   (Italy)

^e UNIVERSITY OF WITTEN HERDECKE   (Germany)

^f N N BLOKHIN RUSSIAN CANCER RESEARCH CENTER   (Russian Federation)

^g Paris Descartes University   (France)

^h HÔPITAL SAINT ANDRÉ   (France)

Author keywords

ambiguous melanocytic tumors; FISH; melanoma; MELTUMP; nevus; Spitz

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CANCER RECURRENCE; CHILD; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC PROCEDURE; FEMALE; FLUORESCENCE IN SITU HYBRIDIZATION; FOLLOW UP; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MELANOMA; METASTASIS; NEVUS; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN TARGETING; SCHOOL CHILD; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY;

EID: 79955603778     PISSN: 08933952     EISSN: 15300285     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/modpathol.2010.228     Document Type: Article

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