Dermoscopic features of common nevi: A review

Giornale Italiano di Dermatologia e Venereologia

Volumn 147, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 141-148

  Kim, J K ^a   Nelson, K C ^a  

^a DUKE UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Dermoscopy; Nevus, blue; Nevus, halo; Nevus, intradermal; Nevus, pigmented

Indexed keywords

BENIGN SKIN TUMOR; BLUE NEVUS; CANCER STAGING; CLINICAL FEATURE; COCKADE NEVUS; COLOR; COMPOUND NEVUS; CONGENITAL NEVUS; DISEASE SEVERITY; EPILUMINESCENCE MICROSCOPY; HALO NEVUS; HUMAN; JUNCTIONAL NEVUS; MELANOCYTE; MELANOMA; MORPHOLOGY; NEVUS; REVIEW; SKIN CANCER; SKIN PIGMENTATION; TELANGIECTASIA;

EID: 84861314014     PISSN: 03920488     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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