Spitz nevi and other Spitzoid lesions: Part II. Natural history and management

Journal of the American Academy of Dermatology

Volumn 65, Issue 6, 2011, Pages 1087-1092

  Luo, Su ^a,c   Sepehr, Alireza ^d,e   Tsao, Hensin ^a,b  

^a MASSACHUSETTS GENERAL HOSPITAL   (United States)

^b MASSACHUSETTS GENERAL HOSPITAL CANCER CENTER   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MIAMI   (United States)

^d BETH ISRAEL DEACONESS MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^e HARVARD MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

Author keywords

atypical Spitz tumor management; natural history; Spitz nevus

Indexed keywords

INTERFERON;

ARTICLE; CANCER GRADING; CANCER STAGING; CONTINUING EDUCATION; DERMATOLOGY; DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS; EPILUMINESCENCE MICROSCOPY; EVIDENCE BASED PRACTICE; EXCISION; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; JUVENILE MELANOMA; LYMPH NODE METASTASIS; LYMPHADENECTOMY; MELANOMA; MITOSIS RATE; PHYSICAL EXAMINATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROGNOSIS; RISK BENEFIT ANALYSIS; RISK FACTOR; SENTINEL LYMPH NODE BIOPSY; TUMOR VOLUME;

EID: 81155138114     PISSN: 01909622     EISSN: 10976787     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jaad.2011.06.045     Document Type: Review

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