Alopecia neoplastica caused by desmoplastic melanoma

Australasian Journal of Dermatology

Volumn 44, Issue 4, 2003, Pages 295-298

  Crotty, Kerry ^a,c   McCarthy, William ^b   Quinn, Michael ^b   McCarthy, Stanley ^b  

^a WESTMEAD HOSPITAL   (Australia)

^b ROYAL PRINCE ALFRED HOSPITAL   (Australia)

^c SKIN AND CANCER FOUNDATION AUSTRALIA   (Australia)

Author keywords

Neurological symptoms; Neurotropism; Radiotherapy; Surgery

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ALOPECIA; ALOPECIA NEOPLASTICA; ARTICLE; CANCER RADIOTHERAPY; CASE REPORT; DESMOPLASTIC MELANOMA; ERYTHEMA; EXCISION; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; MALE; MELANOMA; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; SCALP; TUMOR DIAGNOSIS;

ALOPECIA AREATA; BIOPSY, NEEDLE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; MALE; MELANOMA; MIDDLE AGED; NEOPLASM RECURRENCE, LOCAL; NEOPLASM STAGING; RISK ASSESSMENT; SKIN NEOPLASMS;

EID: 0344687199     PISSN: 00048380     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1440-0960.2003.00013.x     Document Type: Article

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