Childhood melanoma: A clinicopathological study of 22 cases

Melanoma Research

Volumn 7, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 63-68

  Scalzo, D A ^a   Hida, C A ^a   Toth, G ^c   Sober, A J ^b   Mihm Jr , M C ^a  

^a ALBANY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b MASSACHUSETTS GENERAL HOSPITAL   (United States)

^c NONE   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

child; epithelioid and spindle cell melanoma; naevus

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; CHILD; CHILDHOOD CANCER; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL FEATURE; FEMALE; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; MALE; MELANOMA; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

ADOLESCENT; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; INFANT; MALE; MELANOMA; NEVUS, EPITHELIOID AND SPINDLE CELL;

EID: 0031038796     PISSN: 09608931     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00008390-199702000-00010     Document Type: Article

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