Primary malignant melanoma of the esophagus with diffuse pigmentation resembling superficial spreading melanoma

American Journal of Gastroenterology

Volumn 92, Issue 10, 1997, Pages 1936-1937

  Muto, Manabu ^a   Saito, Yasutoshi ^b   Koike, Tomoyuki ^b   Yamagiwa, Yoko ^b   Iijima, Katsunori ^b   Ikeya, Shinichi ^b   Sasaki, Takashi ^b   Nakayama, Haruo ^b   Hoshino, Eiji ^b   Sugai, Yoshiki ^b   Tajiri, Hisao ^b   Nishihira, Tetsuro ^b  

^a NATIONAL CANCER CENTER HOSPITAL EAST   (Japan)

^b NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; DYSPHAGIA; ENDOSCOPY; ESOPHAGUS CANCER; ESOPHAGUS RESECTION; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; MALE; MELANOMA; MELANOSIS; PIGMENTATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

ADULT; ESOPHAGEAL NEOPLASMS; ESOPHAGUS; HUMANS; MALE; MELANOMA; PIGMENTATION;

EID: 0030776492     PISSN: 00029270     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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