Three cases of malignant melanoma arising on burn scars

Journal of Dermatology

Volumn 30, Issue 8, 2003, Pages 617-624

  Kikuchi, Hidezumi ^a   Nishida, Takaaki ^a   Kurokawa, Motoki ^a   Setoyama, Mitsuru ^a   Kisanuki, Atsushi ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MIYAZAKI   (Japan)

Author keywords

Burn scar; Malignant melanoma

Indexed keywords

PICIBANIL;

AGED; ARTICLE; BURN SCAR; CANCER SURGERY; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL FEATURE; FEMALE; FULL THICKNESS SKIN GRAFT; HUMAN; MALE; MELANOMA; PROGNOSIS; SCALD; SKIN NODULE; SPLIT THICKNESS SKIN GRAFT; SURVIVAL RATE; SYMPTOM; ULCER;

EID: 0041317578     PISSN: 03852407     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1346-8138.2003.tb00445.x     Document Type: Article

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