Unusual presentation of a Merkel cell carcinoma

Journal of the American Academy of Dermatology

Volumn 42, Issue 2 II, 2000, Pages 366-370

  Chiarelli, Tanya G ^a   Grant Kels, Jane M ^a,b   Sporn, Jonathan R ^a   Rezuke, William N ^a   Whalen, James D ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CONNECTICUT SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CONNECTICUT HEALTH CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGED; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; EPITHELIUM CELL; HUMAN; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; MALE; MERKEL CELL TUMOR; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROGNOSIS; SKIN TUMOR; SUN EXPOSURE; TUMOR VOLUME;

EID: 0033911958     PISSN: 01909622     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/s0190-9622(00)90114-2     Document Type: Article

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