Malignant melanoma: An uncommon cause of small round cell malignancy in childhood

Acta Cytologica

Volumn 41, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 609-616

  Chong, Siew Meng ^a   Nilsson, Barbro S ^a   Quah, Thuan Chong ^a   Wee, Aileen ^a  

^a NATIONAL UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Singapore)

Author keywords

Aspiration biopsy; Lung neoplasms; Melanoma, malignant, of soft parts

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; CASE REPORT; CHILDHOOD CANCER; DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS; FATALITY; FEMALE; HEMOPTYSIS; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; LETTER; LUNG COIN LESION; MELANOMA; OPEN LUNG BIOPSY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RHABDOMYOSARCOMA;

EID: 0030945912     PISSN: 00015547     EISSN: 19382650     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1159/000332566     Document Type: Letter

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