Comparison between lentigo maligna melanoma and other histogenetic types of malignant melanoma of the head and neck

British Journal of Cancer

Volumn 73, Issue 7, 1996, Pages 940-944

  Cox, N H ^a   Aitchison, T C ^b   Sirel, J M ^b   MacKie, R M ^c  

^a CUMBERLAND INFIRMARY   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF GLASGOW   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF GLASGOW   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Head and neck tumour; Malignant melanoma

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CANCER INCIDENCE; CANCER SURVIVAL; FEMALE; HEAD AND NECK CANCER; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MALIGNANT LENTIGO; MELANOMA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROGNOSIS; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; ULCER; UNITED KINGDOM;

EID: 0029875261     PISSN: 00070920     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/bjc.1996.168     Document Type: Article

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