Human equine type melanoma: Clinicopathologic study of 4 cases;Melanoma di tipo "animale/equino" nell'uomo: Studio clinico-patologico di 4 casi

Pathologica

Volumn 96, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 18-22

  Batolo, D ^a   Lentini, Maria ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MESSINA   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MESSINA   (Italy)

Author keywords

"Animal type" melanoma; "Equine type" melanoma; Differential diagnosis

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; BLUE NEVUS; CASE REPORT; CELL PROLIFERATION; CLINICAL FEATURE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS; FEMALE; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; MALE; MELANOCYTE; MELANOMA; METASTASIS; PROGNOSIS; SKIN PIGMENTATION; FATALITY; MIDDLE AGED; MITOSIS INDEX; PATHOLOGY; SKIN TUMOR;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; DIAGNOSIS, DIFFERENTIAL; FATAL OUTCOME; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MELANOMA; MIDDLE AGED; MITOTIC INDEX; NEVUS, BLUE; SKIN NEOPLASMS;

EID: 2442456785     PISSN: 00312983     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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