Blue-black rule: A simple dermoscopic clue to recognize pigmented nodular melanoma

British Journal of Dermatology

Volumn 165, Issue 6, 2011, Pages 1251-1255

  Argenziano, G ^a   Longo, C ^a   Cameron, A ^b   Cavicchini, S ^c   Gourhant, J Y ^d   Lallas, A ^e   McColl, I ^f   Rosendahl, C ^b   Thomas, L ^g   Tiodorovic Zivkovic, D ^h   Zaballos, P ⁱ   Zalaudek, I ^j  

^a S MARIA NUOVA HOSPITAL   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND   (Australia)

^c FONDAZIONE IRCCS CA GRANDA OSPEDALE MAGGIORE POLICLINICO   (Italy)

^d Centre de Dermatologie   (France)

^e Hospital of Skin and Venereal Diseases   (Greece)

^f John Flynn Medical Centre   (Australia)

^g UNIVERSITÉ LYON 1   (France)

^h UNIVERSITY OF NI   (Serbia)

ⁱ Hospital de Sant Pau i Santa Tecla   (Spain)

^j MEDICAL UNIVERSITY OF GRAZ   (Austria)

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Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BENIGN TUMOR; CHILD; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; EPILUMINESCENCE MICROSCOPY; FEMALE; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MALIGNANT NEOPLASTIC DISEASE; MELANOMA; PREDICTIVE VALUE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SKIN CANCER; SKIN COLOR; SKIN NODULE; SKIN PIGMENTATION;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; CHILD; COLOR; DERMOSCOPY; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NEVUS, PIGMENTED; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SKIN NEOPLASMS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 82255164071     PISSN: 00070963     EISSN: 13652133     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2133.2011.10621.x     Document Type: Article

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