De novo melanoma and melanoma arising from pre-existing nevus: In vivo morphologic differences as evaluated by confocal microscopy

Journal of the American Academy of Dermatology

Volumn 65, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 604-614

  Longo, Caterina ^a   Rito, Cintia ^b   Beretti, Francesca ^a   Cesinaro, Anna Maria ^a   Piñeiro Maceira, Juan ^b   Seidenari, Stefania ^a   Pellacani, Giovanni ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MODENA AND REGGIO EMILIA   (Italy)

^b FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF RIO DE JANEIRO   (Brazil)

Author keywords

de novo melanoma; in vivo confocal microscopy; melanoma from pre existing nevus

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CANCER MORPHOLOGY; CELLULAR DISTRIBUTION; CONFOCAL MICROSCOPY; CONGENITAL NEVUS; CONTROLLED STUDY; CYTOARCHITECTURE; CYTOPATHOLOGY; DE NOVO MELANOMA; DYSPLASTIC NEVUS; FEMALE; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; HUMAN TISSUE; IN VIVO STUDY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MELANOMA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY;

ADULT; AGED; DERMOSCOPY; DYSPLASTIC NEVUS SYNDROME; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MELANOMA; MICROSCOPY, CONFOCAL; MIDDLE AGED; NEVUS, PIGMENTED; SKIN NEOPLASMS;

EID: 80051797385     PISSN: 01909622     EISSN: 10976787     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jaad.2010.10.035     Document Type: Article

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