Practical advice regarding problematic pigmented lesions

Journal of the American Academy of Dermatology

Volumn 67, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 148-155

  Elston, Dirk ^a  

^a ACKERMAN ACADEMY OF DERMATOPATHOLOGY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CANCER RISK; DERMATOLOGIST; DIAGNOSTIC ERROR; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; DYSPLASTIC NEVUS; EPILUMINESCENCE MICROSCOPY; HUMAN; ICD-9; MALIGNANT LENTIGO; MEDICAL PHOTOGRAPHY; MELANOMA; NOTE; PATHOLOGIST; PATIENT CARE; PIGMENTED NEVUS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PUNCH BIOPSY; SAUCERIZATION; SKIN BIOPSY; VOLAR NEVUS;

EID: 84862292270     PISSN: 01909622     EISSN: 10976787     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jaad.2012.04.006     Document Type: Editorial

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