Small-diameter melanocytic lesions: Morphological analysis by means of in vivo confocal microscopy

British Journal of Dermatology

Volumn 168, Issue 5, 2013, Pages 1027-1033

  Pupelli, G ^a   Longo, C ^a   Veneziano, L ^a   Cesinaro, A M ^b   Ferrara, G ^c   Piana, S ^d   Moscarella, E ^a   Ricci, C ^a   Zalaudek, I ^a   Seidenari, S ^a   Argenziano, G ^a   Pellacani, G ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MODENA AND REGGIO EMILIA   (Italy)

^b IRCCS   (Italy)

^c S MARIA NUOVA HOSPITAL   (Italy)

^d G RUMMO HOSPITAL   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; CANCER DIAGNOSIS; CELL STRUCTURE; CONFOCAL MICROSCOPY; DERMIS; DERMOEPIDERMAL JUNCTION; EPIDERMIS; EPILUMINESCENCE MICROSCOPY; FEMALE; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; IN VIVO STUDY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MELANOCYTIC NEVUS; MELANOMA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REFLECTANCE CONFOCAL MICROSCOPY; SKIN PIGMENTATION;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; DERMOSCOPY; DIAGNOSIS, DIFFERENTIAL; HUMANS; MELANOMA; MICROSCOPY, CONFOCAL; MIDDLE AGED; NEVUS, PIGMENTED; SKIN NEOPLASMS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84876997941     PISSN: 00070963     EISSN: 13652133     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/bjd.12212     Document Type: Article

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