Nevogenesis Mechanisms and Clinical Implications of Nevus Development /

• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Other Authors: Marghoob, Ashfaq A. (Editor)
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Berlin, Heidelberg : Springer Berlin Heidelberg : Imprint: Springer, 2012.
• Subjects: Medicine.; Dermatology.; Oncology.; Medicine & Public Health.

Paul Gerson Unna’s “Abtropfung” theory that nevi develop through migration of nevus cells from the epidermis to the dermis prevailed for almost a century until the “Hochsteigerung” theory postulated the reverse pattern of migration based on newly acquired observations from histopathology and studies...