Pigmented cutaneous metastasis of mucinous carcinoma of the breast to the scalp mimicking malignant melanoma [12]

European Journal of Dermatology

Volumn 16, Issue 5, 2006, Pages 592-593

  Hamada, Manabu ^a   Toyoshima, Satoshi ^a   Duan, Hong ^b   Furue, Masutaka ^b  

^a KITAKYUSHU MUNICIPAL MEDICAL CENTER   (Japan)

^b KYUSHU UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CYCLOPHOSPHAMIDE; DOCETAXEL; DOXORUBICIN; TAMOXIFEN;

ADULT; ANAMNESIS; BREAST CARCINOMA; CANCER CHEMOTHERAPY; CASE REPORT; FEMALE; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; LABORATORY TEST; LETTER; MASTECTOMY; MELANOMA; MUCINOUS CARCINOMA; SCALP; SKIN METASTASIS; SKIN PIGMENTATION; STAINING;

ADENOCARCINOMA, MUCINOUS; BREAST NEOPLASMS; DIAGNOSIS, DIFFERENTIAL; FEMALE; HEAD AND NECK NEOPLASMS; HUMANS; MELANINS; MELANOMA; MIDDLE AGED; PIGMENTATION; SCALP; SKIN NEOPLASMS;

EID: 33845258542     PISSN: 11671122     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Letter

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