Malignant melanoma showing smooth muscle differentiation

Journal of Clinical Pathology

Volumn 49, Issue 11, 1996, Pages 950-951

  Banerjee, S S ^a   Bishop, P W ^b   Nicholson, C M ^c   Eyden, B P ^a  

^a CHRISTIE HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^b WYTHENSHAWE HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^c ROYAL PRESTON HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Desmin; Electron microscopy; HHF 35; Malignant melanoma; Smooth muscle actin; Smooth muscle differentiation

Indexed keywords

ACTIN; DACARBAZINE; DESMIN; INTERFERON; PROTEIN S 100;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; LYMPH NODE METASTASIS; MELANOMA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SMOOTH MUSCLE FIBER; ULTRASTRUCTURE;

EID: 0029826287     PISSN: 00219746     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/jcp.49.11.950     Document Type: Article

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