Angiosarcoma arising in a chronically lymphoedematous leg

British Journal of Dermatology

Volumn 138, Issue 4, 1998, Pages 692-694

  Sinclair, S A ^a   Sviland, L ^a   Natarajan, S ^b  

^a ROYAL VICTORIA INFIRMARY   (United Kingdom)

^b SUNDERLAND ROYAL HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGED; ANGIOSARCOMA; ARTICLE; CANCER GRADING; CANCER LOCALIZATION; CANCER SURVIVAL; CASE REPORT; CHRONIC DISEASE; FEMALE; HUMAN; LEG EDEMA; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; CHRONIC DISEASE; FATAL OUTCOME; FEMALE; HEMANGIOSARCOMA; HUMANS; LEG; LYMPHEDEMA; SKIN NEOPLASMS;

EID: 0031923230     PISSN: 00070963     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2133.1998.02188.x     Document Type: Article

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