Primary malignant melanoma of the esophagus

Journal of the Chinese Medical Association

Volumn 69, Issue 7, 2006, Pages 334-337

  Lin, Po Wei ^a   Lee, Rheun Chuan ^a,b   Chern, Ming Sheng ^a,b,c   Chiang, Jen Huey ^a,b   Chang, Cheng Yen ^a,b  

^a TAIPEI VETERANS GENERAL HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

^b NATIONAL YANG MING UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^c West Garden Hospital   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Computed tomography; Dysphagia; Esophagogram; Esophagus; Melanoma

Indexed keywords

MELANIN;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS; DYSPHAGIA; ENDOSCOPIC BIOPSY; ESOPHAGOGRAPHY; ESOPHAGOSCOPY; ESOPHAGUS CANCER; ESOPHAGUS RESECTION; FOLLOW UP; HOSPITAL DISCHARGE; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; LIVER METASTASIS; LYMPH NODE METASTASIS; MALE; MEDIASTINUM METASTASIS; MELANOMA; POSTOPERATIVE PERIOD;

EID: 33746933150     PISSN: 17264901     EISSN: 17287731     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1726-4901(09)70269-2     Document Type: Article

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