Lymphatic mapping for merkel cell carcinoma

Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery

Volumn 105, Issue 2, 2000, Pages 680-683

  Kurul, Sidika ^a   Mudun, Ayşe ^b   Aksakal, Nihan ^b   Aygen, Müge ^b  

^a ISTANBUL UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

^b NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; HUMAN; LYMPH FLOW; LYMPH NODE BIOPSY; MERKEL CELL TUMOR; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

EID: 0033974040     PISSN: 00321052     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00006534-200002000-00030     Document Type: Article

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