A proposal for improving multicolor fish sensitivity in the diagnosis of malignant melanoma using new combined criteria

American Journal of Dermatopathology

Volumn 34, Issue 6, 2012, Pages 580-585

  Kerl, Katrin ^a   Palmedo, Gabriele ^b   Wiesner, Thomas ^c   Mentzel, Thomas ^b   Rütten, Arno ^b   Schärer, Leo ^b   Paredes, Bruno ^b   Hantschke, Markus ^b   Kutzner, Heinz ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL ZURICH   (Switzerland)

^b Dermatopathologie Friedrichshafen   (Germany)

^c MEDICAL UNIVERSITY OF GRAZ   (Austria)

Author keywords

fluorescence in situ hybridization; melanoma

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CANCER DIAGNOSIS; CHROMOSOME 9P; CHROMOSOME ABERRATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; COPY NUMBER VARIATION; DIAGNOSTIC TEST; FLUORESCENCE IN SITU HYBRIDIZATION; MELANOMA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS;

ALGORITHMS; CHROMOSOMES, HUMAN, PAIR 9; COHORT STUDIES; COMPARATIVE GENOMIC HYBRIDIZATION; DNA, NEOPLASM; FALSE NEGATIVE REACTIONS; GENE DOSAGE; HUMANS; IN SITU HYBRIDIZATION, FLUORESCENCE; MELANOMA; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SKIN NEOPLASMS;

EID: 84864361798     PISSN: 01931091     EISSN: 15330311     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/DAD.0b013e3182433f3a     Document Type: Article

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