Malignant melanoma associated with Lichen sclerosus in the vulva of a 10-year-old

Pediatric Dermatology

Volumn 21, Issue 4, 2004, Pages 473-476

  Hassanein, Ashraf M ^a   Mrstik, Megan E ^a   Hardt, Nancy S ^a   Morgan, Linda A ^a   Wilkinson, Edward J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CANCER INVASION; CASE REPORT; CHILD; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; FEMALE; HISTOLOGY; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; IMMUNE RESPONSE; LICHEN SCLEROSUS ET ATROPHICUS; MELANOMA; METASTASIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SKIN PIGMENTATION; VULVA;

CHILD; FEMALE; HUMANS; LICHEN SCLEROSUS ET ATROPHICUS; MELANOMA; SKIN NEOPLASMS; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VULVAR NEOPLASMS;

EID: 3943054782     PISSN: 07368046     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.0736-8046.2004.21412.x     Document Type: Article

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