Clinical recognition of melanoma and its precursors

R G Langley; A J Sober

doi:10.1016/s0889-8588(05)70019-8

Clinical recognition of melanoma and its precursors

Hematol Oncol Clin North Am. 1998 Aug;12(4):699-715, v. doi: 10.1016/s0889-8588(05)70019-8.

Authors

R G Langley¹, A J Sober

Affiliation

¹ Department of Dermatology, Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts, USA.

PMID: 9759575
DOI: 10.1016/s0889-8588(05)70019-8

Abstract

This article reviews the essential clinical features of cutaneous melanoma, as well as those of the more common benign pigmented lesions that need to be distinguished on clinical examination.

Publication types

Review

MeSH terms

Adult
Aged
Biopsy
Female
Humans
Male
Melanoma / diagnosis*
Melanoma / pathology
Melanoma / physiopathology
Middle Aged
Skin Neoplasms / diagnosis*
Skin Neoplasms / pathology
Skin Neoplasms / physiopathology