Skeletal muscle metastasis from malignant melanoma

British Journal of Plastic Surgery

Volumn 58, Issue 6, 2005, Pages 855-858

  Viswanathan, N ^a,b   Khanna, A ^a  

^a SANDWELL GENERAL HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^b NONE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Intramuscular; Malignant melanoma; Metastasis; Skeletal muscle

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; ASPIRATION BIOPSY; BRAIN METASTASIS; CASE REPORT; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MELANOMA; MUSCLE METASTASIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUADRICEPS FEMORIS MUSCLE; SKELETAL MUSCLE; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; TUMOR BIOPSY; TUMOR VOLUME;

ADULT; BIOPSY, NEEDLE; FATAL OUTCOME; FEMALE; FOREARM; HUMANS; MELANOMA; MUSCLE NEOPLASMS; MUSCLE, SKELETAL; SKIN NEOPLASMS; THIGH;

EID: 23744484006     PISSN: 00071226     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.bjps.2004.12.001     Document Type: Article

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