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Analysis of mutations in B-RAF, N-RAS, and H-RAS genes in the differential diagnosis of Spitz nevus and spitzoid melanoma.
The American journal of surgical pathology - 1 Sept 2005
van Dijk Marcory C R F, Bernsen Monique R, Ruiter Dirk J
Abstract excerpt
A definite diagnosis cannot be established based on histologic features alone in a large number of Spitz nevi and spitzoid melanomas. In a vast majority of common benign and malignant melanocytic lesions, B-RAF and N-RAS mutations were described, but these were not detected in Spitz nevi. In cont...
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