Recommendations for the reporting of tissues removed as part of the surgical treatment of cutaneous melanoma

Pathology International

Volumn 48, Issue 2, 1998, Pages 168-170

  Cochran, Alistair J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Malignant melanoma; Skin

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; HISTOPATHOLOGY; MEDICAL DOCUMENTATION; MELANOMA; PATHOLOGY; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

EID: 0031959645     PISSN: 13205463     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1440-1827.1998.tb03888.x     Document Type: Article

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