Increased diagnosis of thin superficial spreading melanomas: A 20-year study

Journal of the American Academy of Dermatology

Volumn 67, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 387-394

  Frangos, Jason E ^a,b   Duncan, Lyn M ^b   Piris, Adriano ^b   Nazarian, Rosalynn M ^b   Mihm Jr , Martin C ^c   Hoang, Mai P ^b   Gleason, Briana ^d   Flotte, Thomas J ^e   Byers, Hugh R ^f   Barnhill, Raymond L ^g   Kimball, Alexa B ^b  

^a HARVARD MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

^b MASSACHUSETTS GENERAL HOSPITAL   (United States)

^c BRIGHAM AND WOMEN S HOSPITAL   (United States)

^d Diagnostic Pathology Medical Group   (United States)

^e MAYO CLINIC   (United States)

^f Western Dermatopathology   (United States)

^g UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

dermatopathology; diagnostic drift; dysplastic nevi; epidemiology; melanoma; melanoma epidemic

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CANCER DIAGNOSIS; CANCER GROWTH; CLINICAL ARTICLE; DISEASE SEVERITY; DYSPLASTIC NEVUS; GENERAL HOSPITAL; HUMAN; MELANOMA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; UNITED STATES;

DIAGNOSIS, DIFFERENTIAL; DYSPLASTIC NEVUS SYNDROME; HUMANS; MELANOMA; PREVALENCE; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; SKIN NEOPLASMS;

EID: 84865000140     PISSN: 01909622     EISSN: 10976787     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jaad.2011.10.026     Document Type: Article

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