The vascularity of cutaneous melanoma a quantitative histological study of lesions 0. 85-1. 25 mm in thickness

British Journal of Cancer

Volumn 64, Issue 1, 1991, Pages 102-107

  Carnochan, P ^a   Westbury, G ^a   Davies, A J S ^a   Briggs, J C ^b  

^a INSTITUTE OF CANCER RESEARCH   (United Kingdom)

^b FRENCHAY HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; DRUG DELIVERY SYSTEM; HISTOLOGY; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MELANOMA CELL; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROGNOSIS; SKIN CARCINOMA; THICKNESS; TISSUE SECTION; TUMOR VASCULARIZATION;

ADULT; ENDOTHELIUM, VASCULAR; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMAN; LYMPHOCYTES; MELANOMA; NEOPLASM RECURRENCE, LOCAL; PROGNOSIS; RECURRENCE; REGIONAL BLOOD FLOW; SKIN; SKIN NEOPLASMS; SUPPORT, NON-U.S. GOV'T;

EID: 0025835209     PISSN: 00070920     EISSN: 15321827     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/bjc.1991.250     Document Type: Article

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