A case of animal-type melanoma (or pigmented epithelioid melanocytoma?): An open prognosis

Dermatologic Surgery

Volumn 34, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 105-110

  Vezzoni, Gian Marco ^a   Martini, Leonardo ^b   Ricci, Cristina ^a  

^a Don Bosco Medical Center   (Italy)

^b Pathology Unit ASL12   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALPHA2 INTERFERON;

ADJUVANT THERAPY; ADULT; ANIMAL TYPE MELANOMA; ARTICLE; CANCER STAGING; CASE REPORT; CELL PROLIFERATION; ECHOGRAPHY; EPILUMINESCENCE MICROSCOPY; EPITHELIOID CELL; FEMALE; HISTOLOGY; HUMAN; MELANOCYTOSIS; MELANOMA; PIGMENTED EPITHELIOID MELANOCYTOMA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROGNOSIS; SENTINEL LYMPH NODE BIOPSY; THORAX RADIOGRAPHY;

EID: 37349035015     PISSN: 10760512     EISSN: 15244725     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1524-4725.2007.34023.x     Document Type: Article

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