Primary malignant melanoma of the vermilion of the lip

South African Journal of Surgery

Volumn 45, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 66-72

  Van Wingerden, Jan J ^a   De Visscher, Jan G A M ^b   Raubenheimer, Erich J ^c  

^a STEVE BIKO ACADEMIC HOSPITAL   (South Africa)

^b MEDICAL CENTER LEEUWARDEN   (Netherlands)

^c UNIVERSITY OF LIMPOPO   (South Africa)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; HUMAN; LIP; LIP TUMOR; MALE; MELANOMA; MIDDLE AGED; PATHOLOGY;

HUMANS; LIP; LIP NEOPLASMS; MALE; MELANOMA; MIDDLE AGED;

EID: 34250773529     PISSN: 00382361     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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