Fluorescence in situ hybridization (FISH) analysis of melanocytic nevi and melanomas: Sensitivity, specificity, and lack of association with sentinel node status

International Journal of Surgical Pathology

Volumn 20, Issue 5, 2012, Pages 434-440

  Fang, Yuqiang ^a   Dusza, Stephen ^a   Jhanwar, Suresh ^a   Busam, Klaus J ^a  

^a MEMORIAL SLOAN KETTERING CANCER CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

FISH; melanoma; nevus

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CANCER SURVIVAL; CHROMOSOME 11Q; CHROMOSOME 6P; CHROMOSOME 6Q; CHROMOSOME ANALYSIS; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DIAGNOSTIC TEST ACCURACY STUDY; FEMALE; FLUORESCENCE IN SITU HYBRIDIZATION; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MELANOCYTIC NEVUS; MELANOMA; METASTASIS; PRIMARY TUMOR; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RECURRENT DISEASE; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SENTINEL LYMPH NODE BIOPSY;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; CHROMOSOME ABERRATIONS; DIAGNOSTIC ERRORS; FEMALE; HUMANS; IN SITU HYBRIDIZATION, FLUORESCENCE; INFANT; LYMPH NODES; LYMPHATIC METASTASIS; MALE; MELANOMA; MIDDLE AGED; NEOPLASM RECURRENCE, LOCAL; NEVUS, PIGMENTED; PREDICTIVE VALUE OF TESTS; SENTINEL LYMPH NODE BIOPSY; SKIN NEOPLASMS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84866688516     PISSN: 10668969     EISSN: 19402465     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1066896912445923     Document Type: Article

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