The use of sequential serial sectioning of thin melanomas in determining maximum Breslow depth

Journal of the American Academy of Dermatology

Volumn 57, Issue 5 SUPPL., 2007, Pages

  Patrick, Ronald J ^a   Corey, Susan ^a   Glass, L Frank ^a  

^a H LEE MOFFITT CANCER CENTER AND RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CANCER DIAGNOSIS; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; MELANOMA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROGNOSIS; RELIABILITY; TREATMENT OUTCOME; TUMOR BIOPSY;

HUMANS; MELANOMA; MICROTOMY; PREDICTIVE VALUE OF TESTS; SKIN NEOPLASMS;

EID: 35248855477     PISSN: 01909622     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jaad.2006.02.007     Document Type: Article

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