Anorectal malignant melanoma: Report of two cases from Buddhachinnaraj Hospital

Journal of the Medical Association of Thailand

Volumn 88, Issue 8, 2005, Pages 1128-1133

  Somran, Julintorn ^a   Kanngurn, Samornmas ^b   Porncharoenpong, Suchat ^c   Lertkajornsin, Ongart ^a  

^a NARESUAN UNIVERSITY   (Thailand)

^b PRINCE OF SONGKLA UNIVERSITY   (Thailand)

^c BUDDHACHINARAJ HOSPITAL   (Thailand)

Author keywords

Abdominoperineal resection (APR); Anorectal malignant melanoma; Histological features

Indexed keywords

PROTEIN S 100;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BIOPSY; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL FEATURE; FEMALE; HISTOLOGY; HOSPITAL; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; LABORATORY TEST; MELANOMA; RECTUM ABDOMINOPERINEAL RESECTION; RECTUM TUMOR;

AGED; ANUS NEOPLASMS; FATAL OUTCOME; FEMALE; HUMANS; MELANOMA; MIDDLE AGED; PROGNOSIS; RECTAL NEOPLASMS; THAILAND;

EID: 26244455693     PISSN: 01252208     EISSN: 01252208     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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