Identification of melanoma metastases by tyrosinase-reverse transcription-polymerase chain reaction of fine needle aspirates

Journal of the American Academy of Dermatology

Volumn 39, Issue 6, 1998, Pages 1030-1032

  Voit, C ^a   Schoengen, A ^a   Weber, L ^a   Proebstle, T ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ULM   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

MONOPHENOL MONOOXYGENASE; RNA;

ADULT; ARTICLE; ASPIRATION BIOPSY; B SCAN; CASE REPORT; HUMAN; LYMPH NODE DISSECTION; MELANOMA; METASTASIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVERSE TRANSCRIPTION POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION;

EID: 0031791720     PISSN: 01909622     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0190-9622(98)70287-7     Document Type: Article

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