Complete regression of primary cutaneous malignant melanoma

Archives of Surgery

Volumn 132, Issue 5, 1997, Pages 553-556

  Menzies, Scott W ^a,b   McCarthy, William H ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

^b ROYAL PRINCE ALFRED HOSPITAL   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CANCER REGRESSION; CASE REPORT; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; MALE; MELANOMA; PHOTOGRAPHY; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TUMOR BIOPSY;

EID: 0030998414     PISSN: 00040010     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1001/archsurg.1997.01430290099020     Document Type: Article

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