Microphthalmia transcription factor immunohistochemistry: A useful diagnostic marker in the diagnosis and detection of cutaneous melanoma, sentinel lymph node metastases, and extracutaneous melanocytic neoplasms

Journal of the American Academy of Dermatology

Volumn 45, Issue 3, 2001, Pages 414-419

  O'Reilly, Fiona M ^a   Brat, Daniel J ^a   McAlpine, Barbara E ^a   Grossniklaus, Hans E ^a   Folpe, Andrew L ^a   Arbiser, Jack L ^a  

^a EMORY UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

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Indexed keywords

TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR;

AMELANOTIC MELANOMA; ARTICLE; CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM TUMOR; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; LYMPH NODE METASTASIS; MALIGNANT LENTIGO; MELANOCYTE; MELANOMA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SENTINEL LYMPH NODE; UVEA MELANOMA;

EID: 0034866110     PISSN: 01909622     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1067/mjd.2001.117526     Document Type: Article

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