Detection of regional melanoma metastases by ultrasound B-scan, cytology or tyrosinase RT-PCR of fine-needle aspirates

British Journal of Cancer

Volumn 80, Issue 10, 1999, Pages 1672-1677

  Voit, C ^a   Schoengen, A ^b   Schwurzer M ^d   Weber, L ^a   Mayer, T ^b,c   Proebstle, T M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ULM   (Germany)

^b BUNDESWEHRKRANKENHAUS ULM   (Germany)

^c Abteilung Innere Medizin Onkologie   (Germany)

^d NONE

Author keywords

Melanoma; RT PCR of fine needle aspiration material (FNA PCR); Tyrosinase reverse transcription polymerase chain reaction (RT PCR); Ultrasound guided fine needle aspiration cytology (FNAC)

Indexed keywords

MONOPHENOL MONOOXYGENASE;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; ASPIRATION BIOPSY; ASPIRATION CYTOLOGY; B SCAN; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; LYMPH NODE METASTASIS; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MELANOMA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVERSE TRANSCRIPTION POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION;

ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; BASE SEQUENCE; BIOPSY, NEEDLE; DNA PRIMERS; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MELANOMA; MIDDLE AGED; MONOPHENOL MONOOXYGENASE; NEOPLASM CIRCULATING CELLS; NEOPLASM METASTASIS; REVERSE TRANSCRIPTASE POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION;

EID: 0033064513     PISSN: 00070920     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/sj.bjc.6690580     Document Type: Article

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