A case of malignant melanoma in the anorectal region: Colonoscopic features [1]

Gastrointestinal Endoscopy

Volumn 45, Issue 6, 1997, Pages 536-537

  Amano, K ^a   Iida, M ^a   Matsumoto, T ^a   Kubozoe, T ^a   Yamamoto, Y ^a   Shimizu, M ^a  

^a NONE

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

ADULT; ANORECTAL DISEASE; CANCER DIAGNOSIS; CANCER SURGERY; CASE REPORT; COLONOSCOPY; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; LETTER; MALE; MELANOMA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RECTUM ABDOMINOPERINEAL RESECTION;

EID: 0030880783     PISSN: 00165107     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0016-5107(97)70193-7     Document Type: Letter

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