Scalp metastases mimicking alopecia areata: First case report of placental site trophoblastic tumor presenting as cutaneous metastasis

Dermatologic Surgery

Volumn 24, Issue 5, 1998, Pages 587-591

  Yuen, Yu Fahn ^b   Lewis, Eric J ^b   Larson, Jeannie T ^b   Wilke, Mark S ^a   Rest, Ellen B ^b   Zachary, Christopher B ^b,c  

^a Depts of Dermatology and Pathology   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ALOPECIA AREATA; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; FEMALE; HIGH RISK POPULATION; HUMAN; HYDATIDIFORM MOLE; MITOSIS; PLACENTA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCALP; SKIN BIOPSY; SKIN METASTASIS; TROPHOBLASTIC TUMOR; VAGINA BLEEDING;

EID: 0031957782     PISSN: 10760512     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1524-4725.1998.tb04211.x     Document Type: Article

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