HRAS-mutated Spitz Nevus on the Cheek in a Middle-aged Man
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HRAS-mutated Spitz nevus on the cheek in a middle-aged man.
© 2012 The Authors. doi: 10.2340/00015555-1264 Journal Compilation © 2012 Acta Dermato-Venereologica. ISSN 0001-5555 Spitz nevus (SN) was first described in 1948, and was referred to as melanoma of childhood (1). Although SNs are benign melanocytic neoplasms, these lesions share many histopathological findings with malignant melanomas (MMs) (2). Despite the diagnostic criteria, the similarities...
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عنوان ژورنال: Acta Dermato Venereologica
سال: 2012
ISSN: 0001-5555
DOI: 10.2340/00015555-1264