De novo desmoplastic neurotropic melanoma of the lower lip: A neoplasm with ominous behavior

Oral Surgery, Oral Medicine, Oral Pathology, Oral Radiology, and Endodontics

Volumn 86, Issue 4, 1998, Pages 452-456

  Madrigal, B ^a,b   Fresno, M F ^a   Junquera, L ^a   Veiga, M ^a   Ablanedo, P ^a   Herrero, A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OVIEDO   (Spain)

^b Hospital Nuestra Senora de Covadonga   (Spain)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CANCER INVASION; CASE REPORT; CRANIAL NERVE TUMOR; HUMAN; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; LIP TUMOR; MALE; MANDIBULAR NERVE; MELANOMA; MIDDLE AGED; PATHOLOGY; TUMOR RECURRENCE; ULTRASTRUCTURE;

CRANIAL NERVE NEOPLASMS; HUMANS; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; LIP NEOPLASMS; MALE; MANDIBULAR NERVE; MELANOMA; MIDDLE AGED; NEOPLASM INVASIVENESS; NEOPLASM RECURRENCE, LOCAL;

EID: 0032185992     PISSN: 10792104     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1079-2104(98)90372-9     Document Type: Article

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