Towards an in vivo morphologic classification of melanocytic nevi

Journal of the European Academy of Dermatology and Venereology

Volumn 28, Issue 7, 2014, Pages 864-872

  Pellacani, G ^a   Scope, A ^b   Farnetani, F ^a   Casaretta, G ^a   Zalaudek, I ^c   Moscarella, E ^c   Casari, A ^a   Cesinaro, A M ^a   Argenziano, G ^c   Longo, C ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MODENA AND REGGIO EMILIA   (Italy)

^b TEL AVIV UNIVERSITY   (Israel)

^c S MARIA NUOVA HOSPITAL   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CANCER RISK; CELL PROLIFERATION; CONFOCAL MICROSCOPE; CONFOCAL MICROSCOPY; DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS; DISEASE CLASSIFICATION; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; IN VIVO STUDY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MELANOCYTE; MELANOCYTIC NEVUS; MELANOMA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SKIN BIOPSY; BIOPSY; CLASSIFICATION; COMPARATIVE STUDY; PATHOLOGY; PIGMENTED NEVUS; RISK FACTOR; SKIN TUMOR;

BIOPSY; CELL PROLIFERATION; HUMANS; MELANOCYTES; MELANOMA; MICROSCOPY, CONFOCAL; NEVUS, PIGMENTED; RISK FACTORS; SKIN NEOPLASMS;

EID: 84905050229     PISSN: 09269959     EISSN: 14683083     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/jdv.12181     Document Type: Article

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