Primary malignant melanoma of the transverse colon: Report of a case and review of the literature

International Journal of Surgical Pathology

Volumn 15, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 401-407

  Kenney, Barton ^a   Dotto, Jorge ^a   Homer, Robert ^a   Shafi, Nelofar ^b   Davydova, Larisa ^b  

^a YALE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b VA CONNECTICUT HEALTHCARE SYSTEM   (United States)

Author keywords

Bowel; c kit; CD117; Gastrointestinal; HMB45; Melan A; Melanoma; S100; Transverse colon

Indexed keywords

MELAN A; PROTEIN S 100;

ADULT; APPENDECTOMY; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; DERMATOLOGY; EYE INJURY; GASTRECTOMY; GASTRECTOMY BILLROTH I; HEMICOLECTOMY; HISTOLOGY; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; MALE; MELANOMA; MICROSCOPY; OPHTHALMOLOGY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SKIN DEFECT; TRANSVERSE COLON;

ANTIGENS, NEOPLASM; COLONIC NEOPLASMS; HUMANS; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; MALE; MELANOMA; MIDDLE AGED; NEOPLASM PROTEINS; S100 PROTEINS; TREATMENT OUTCOME; TUMOR MARKERS, BIOLOGICAL;

EID: 34748897883     PISSN: 10668969     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1066896907302370     Document Type: Article

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