Melanotic schwannoma of the neck mimicking a malignant melanoma

European Archives of Oto-Rhino-Laryngology

Volumn 262, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 182-185

  Schmitz, Klaus Jürgen ^a   Unkel, Claus ^a   Grabellus, Florian ^a   Baba, Hideo Andreas ^a   Dirsch, Olaf ^a   Neumann, Andreas ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF DUISBURG ESSEN   (Germany)

Author keywords

Differential diagnosis; Electron microscopy; Malignant melanoma; Melanotic schwannoma

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; ASPIRATION BIOPSY; CANCER DIAGNOSIS; CARNEY COMPLEX; CASE REPORT; DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS; FEMALE; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; IMMUNOCYTOCHEMISTRY; MELANOMA; MELANOTIC SCHWANNOMA; MICROSCOPY; NECK CANCER; NECK DISSECTION; NEURILEMOMA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROGNOSIS; SKIN PIGMENTATION; TUMOR BIOPSY;

ADULT; BIOPSY, NEEDLE; DIAGNOSIS, DIFFERENTIAL; FEMALE; HUMANS; MELANOMA; NEURILEMMOMA; PHARYNGEAL NEOPLASMS; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 17744397301     PISSN: 09374477     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00405-004-0795-z     Document Type: Article

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