Case report: Amelanotic melanoma located on the lower extremity

American Family Physician

Volumn 76, Issue 11, 2007, Pages 1614-1618

  Valdes, Angeles ^a   Kulekowskis, Ann Marie ^a   Curtis, Luke ^a  

^a Valdés Podiatry Clinic   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; AMELANOTIC MELANOMA; ANAMNESIS; CANCER LOCALIZATION; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL FEATURE; DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; FOREIGN BODY GRANULOMA; GRANULOMA; HUMAN; LEG; LEG ULCER; LETTER; MELANOMA; PARONYCHIA; SKIN BIOPSY; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

AGED; FEMALE; FOOT; HALLUX; HEEL; HUMANS; MELANOMA, AMELANOTIC; MIDDLE AGED; SKIN NEOPLASMS; UNITED STATES;

EID: 36849021433     PISSN: 0002838X     EISSN: 0002838X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Letter

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