Identification of lymph node metastases by use of polymerase chain reaction (PCR) in melanoma patients

European Journal of Cancer

Volumn 32, Issue 2, 1996, Pages 264-268

  Schwurzer Voit M ^a   Proebstle, T M ^a   Sterry, W ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ULM   (Germany)

^b HUMBOLDT UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

Author keywords

Melanoma; Minimal residual disease; PCR; Tyrosinase

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; ASPIRATION BIOPSY; CLINICAL ARTICLE; ECHOGRAPHY; HUMAN; LYMPH NODE METASTASIS; MELANOMA; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

BASE SEQUENCE; BIOPSY, NEEDLE; HUMANS; LYMPHATIC METASTASIS; MELANOMA; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; MONOPHENOL MONOOXYGENASE; NEOPLASM, RESIDUAL; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; RNA, MESSENGER; RNA, NEOPLASM; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY;

EID: 0030007323     PISSN: 09598049     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/0959-8049(95)00503-X     Document Type: Article

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