The pathogenesis of local recurrence of melanoma at the primary excision site

British Journal of Plastic Surgery

Volumn 52, Issue 3, 1999, Pages 209-213

  Heenan, P J ^a   Ghaznawie, M ^b  

^a Cutaneous Pathology   (Australia)

^b HASANUDDIN UNIVERSITY   (Indonesia)

Author keywords

Local recurrence; Malignant melanoma; Pathogenesis

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CANCER CLASSIFICATION; CANCER RECURRENCE; CANCER SURGERY; CLINICAL ARTICLE; FEMALE; HISTOLOGY; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; MALE; MELANOMA; METASTASIS; PATHOGENESIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

EID: 0033119514     PISSN: 00071226     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1054/bjps.1998.3050     Document Type: Article

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