Annals of the Royal College of Surgeons of England.
Publisher:
Royal College of Surgeons of England
Frequency: 8 issues a year,
Country: England
Language: English
Author(s):
Royal College of Surgeons of England.
Start Year:1947 -
ISSN:
0035-8843 (Print)
1478-7083 (Electronic)
0035-8843 (Linking)
1478-7083 (Electronic)
0035-8843 (Linking)
Impact Factor
1.4
2022
| NLM ID: | 7506860 |
| (DNLM): | A35460000(s) |
| (OCoLC): | 02832178 |
| Coden: | ARCSAF |
| LCCN: | sn 86012887 |
| Classification: | W1 AN627E |
On the natural history and comparative pathology of the blue naevus. In man the epidermis is the final destination for most of the melanocytes which are of neural crest origin, and they migrate to a variety of sites. Dermal melanocytic distribution, conspicuous in some lower animals, has a very restricted normal distribution in man, and of the variety of anomalies which exist the blue naevus is the most frequently encountered. It is comparable to the common melanocytoma of dog and hamster. More widespread dermal melanocytoses are rare, and a unique case in which death from melanoma supervened, recently recorded by the author, is an example of a syndrome the onl...