Desmoplastic Melanoma of the Head and Neck: Histopathologic and Immunohistochemical Study of 28 Cases

International Journal of Surgical Pathology

Volumn 12, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 17-24

  Kay, Paul A ^a   Pinheiro, A Daniel ^a   Lohse, Christine M ^a   Pankratz, V Shane ^a   Olsen, Kerry D ^a   Lewis, Jean E ^a   Nascimento, Antonio G ^a  

^a MAYO CLINIC   (United States)

Author keywords

Desmoplastic melanoma; Head and neck neoplasm; Melanoma

Indexed keywords

ALPHA ACTIN; MELAN A; MONOPHENOL MONOOXYGENASE;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CANCER LOCALIZATION; CHEEK; CLINICAL ARTICLE; DESMOPLASTIC MELANOMA; DISEASE COURSE; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HEAD AND NECK CANCER; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; HUMAN TISSUE; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; MALE; MELANOMA; METASTASIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SPINDLE CELL CARCINOMA; SURVIVAL RATE; TUMOR VOLUME;

EID: 0842304726     PISSN: 10668969     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/106689690401200103     Document Type: Article

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