Incidental findings in negative sentinel lymph nodes of patients with malignant melanoma: Report of three cases

American Journal of Dermatopathology

Volumn 29, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 104-105

  Martinez Peñuela, Ana ^a   Olmo, Julio Del ^a   Boán, José Francisco ^a   Idoate, Miguel Angel ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY CLINIC OF NAVARRA   (Spain)

Author keywords

Granuloma; Melanoma; Sentinel lymph node; Silicone; Tattoo; Tuberculosis

Indexed keywords

CD68 ANTIGEN; MELAN A; PROTEIN S 100;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; AXILLARY LYMPH NODE; BACTERIUM DETECTION; BREAST PROSTHESIS; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL FEATURE; FEMALE; GRANULOMATOUS INFLAMMATION; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; INCIDENTAL FINDING; MACROPHAGE ACTIVATION; MALE; MELANOMA; MYCOBACTERIUM TUBERCULOSIS; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SENTINEL LYMPH NODE; SKIN BIOPSY; SKIN INFECTION; TISSUE SECTION;

ADULT; AGED; FEMALE; GRANULOMA; HUMANS; INCIDENTAL FINDINGS; LYMPHATIC METASTASIS; MACROPHAGES; MALE; MELANOMA; NEOPLASM PROTEINS; S100 PROTEINS; SENTINEL LYMPH NODE BIOPSY; SILICONES; SKIN NEOPLASMS; TATTOOING;

EID: 33846866469     PISSN: 01931091     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/01.dad.0000245199.57977.5c     Document Type: Article

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