Tattoo pigment in an axillary lymph node simulating metastic malignant melanoma

International Seminars in Surgical Oncology

Volumn 2, Issue , 2005, Pages

  Jack, Chris M ^a   Adwani, Asha ^a   Krishnan, Hari ^a  

^a MAYDAY UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Lymphadenopathy; Malignant melanoma; Tattoo pigment

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ANAMNESIS; ARTICLE; AXILLARY LYMPH NODE; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL EXAMINATION; CLINICAL FEATURE; DISEASE DURATION; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; LYMPH NODE BIOPSY; LYMPH NODE METASTASIS; LYMPHADENOPATHY; MALE; MEDICAL RECORD; MELANOMA; TATTOO; ULTRASOUND;

EID: 29244433165     PISSN: 14777800     EISSN: 14777800     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/1477-7800-2-28     Document Type: Article

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