Congenital malignant melanoma: A case report with cytogenetic studies

American Journal of Dermatopathology

Volumn 35, Issue 8, 2013, Pages

  Singh, Krishna ^a   Moore, Stephen ^a,b   Sandoval, Marina ^c   Balzer, Bonnie ^a   Frishberg, David ^a   Lewin, Sheryl ^d   Schreck, Rhona ^a   Raffel, Leslie ^a  

^a CEDARS SINAI MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b OREGON HEALTH AND SCIENCE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c Dermatology Group   (United States)

^d Plastic Surgery for Children   (United States)

Author keywords

Congenital malignant melanoma; Congenital melanocytic nevus

Indexed keywords

CISPLATIN; CYCLIN D1; CYCLIN DEPENDENT KINASE INHIBITOR 2A; DACARBAZINE; PHOSPHATIDYLINOSITOL 3,4,5 TRISPHOSPHATE 3 PHOSPHATASE; VINBLASTINE;

ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CONGENITAL NEVUS; COPY NUMBER VARIATION; CYTOGENETICS; DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS; FLUORESCENCE IN SITU HYBRIDIZATION; GENE AMPLIFICATION; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; INFANT; KARYOTYPE; MALE; MELANOMA; ONCOGENE MYC; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TELOMERE;

CYTOGENETIC ANALYSIS; GENES, MYC; HUMANS; IN SITU HYBRIDIZATION, FLUORESCENCE; INFANT; MALE; MELANOMA; SKIN NEOPLASMS;

EID: 84890859908     PISSN: 01931091     EISSN: 15330311     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/DAD.0b013e318284a679     Document Type: Article

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