Open AccessAssociation of Patient Risk Factors and Frequency of Nevus-Associated Cutaneous Melanomas
Author(s) -
Holger A. Haenssle,
Nerjes Mograby,
Anni Ngassa,
Timo Buhl,
Steffen Emmert,
Michael P. Schön,
Albert Rosenberger,
Hans Peter Bertsch
Publication year - 2015
Publication title -
jama dermatology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 2.128
H-Index - 166
eISSN - 2168-6084
pISSN - 2168-6068
DOI - 10.1001/jamadermatol.2015.3775
Subject(s) - medicine , dermatology , nevus , melanoma , cancer research
The reported frequencies of associations between primary cutaneous melanomas and melanocytic nevi vary widely between 4% and 72%. However, earlier histopathologic studies were limited by their retrospective design and did not assess the influence of important patient-related risk factors.
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