Delay of the diagnosis of an amelanotic malignant melanoma due to CO 2-laser treatment - Case report and discussion;Diagnoseverzögerung bei einem amelanotischen melanom durch CO 2-laserung - Fallbericht und diskussion

Praxis

Volumn 88, Issue 37, 1999, Pages 1491-1494

  Grob, M ^a   Senti, G ^a   Dummer, R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL ZURICH   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

CO2 laser; Complications of laser therapy; Malignant melanoma; Pigmented skin lesions

Indexed keywords

CARBON DIOXIDE;

AMELANOTIC MELANOMA; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; DIAGNOSTIC ERROR; HUMAN; LASER SURGERY; MALE; METASTASIS; MIDDLE AGED; PAROTID GLAND TUMOR; SKIN TUMOR;

CARBON DIOXIDE; DIAGNOSTIC ERRORS; HUMANS; LASER SURGERY; MALE; MELANOMA, AMELANOTIC; MIDDLE AGED; PAROTID NEOPLASMS; SKIN NEOPLASMS;

EID: 0033538956     PISSN: 16618157     EISSN: 16618165     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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