Dermatoscopy of an angiomatoid Spitz nevus

American Journal of Dermatopathology

Volumn 33, Issue 6, 2011, Pages 628-630

  Cabrera, Raul ^a   Daza, Francisca ^a,b   Tom, Denis ^b   Castro, Alex ^c   Prieto, Victor G ^d  

^a UNIVERSIDAD DEL DESARROLLO   (Chile)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CHILE   (Chile)

^c UNIVERSIDAD DEL DESARROLLO   (Chile)

^d UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS MD ANDERSON CANCER CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

angiomatoid Spitz nevus; dermatoscopy; Spitz nevus

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ANGIOMATOID SPITZ NEVUS; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; DYSPLASTIC NEVUS; EPIDERMIS; EPIDERMIS HYPERPLASIA; EPILUMINESCENCE MICROSCOPY; EPITHELIOID CELL; HUMAN; JUVENILE MELANOMA; LESIONS AND DEFECTS; MALE; MELANOCYTE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PUNCH BIOPSY; SKIN BIOPSY; STROMA; TELANGIECTASIA; THORAX; VASCULARIZATION;

ADULT; ANGIOMATOSIS; BIOPSY; DERMOSCOPY; DIAGNOSIS, DIFFERENTIAL; HUMANS; MALE; MART-1 ANTIGEN; MELANOMA; NEVUS, EPITHELIOID AND SPINDLE CELL; SKIN NEOPLASMS; TUMOR MARKERS, BIOLOGICAL; VASCULAR NEOPLASMS;

EID: 79961210740     PISSN: 01931091     EISSN: 15330311     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/DAD.0b013e318206c05f     Document Type: Article

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