Malignant melanoma showing ganglioneuroblastic differentiation: Report of a unique case

American Journal of Surgical Pathology

Volumn 23, Issue 5, 1999, Pages 582-588

  Banerjee, S S ^a   Menasce, L P ^a   Eyden, B P ^a   Brain, A N ^a  

^a CHRISTIE HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Electron microscopy; Ganglioneuroblastic differentiation; Immunohistochemistry; Malignant melanoma

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CELL ULTRASTRUCTURE; ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; LYMPH NODE; LYMPH NODE METASTASIS; MELANOCYTE; MELANOMA; NERVE CELL; NERVE CELL DIFFERENTIATION; NEURITE; NEUROBLAST; NEUROBLASTOMA;

EID: 0032927765     PISSN: 01475185     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00000478-199905000-00013     Document Type: Article

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