Case 3. Malignant melanoma arising from a spinal nerve root

Journal of Clinical Oncology

Volumn 22, Issue 15, 2004, Pages 3194-3195

  Naing, Aung ^a   Messina, Jane L ^a   Vrionis, Frank R ^a   Daud, Adil I ^a  

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

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; FEMALE; HUMAN; MELANOMA; PATHOLOGY; PERIPHERAL NERVE TUMOR; SPINAL ROOT;

ADULT; FEMALE; HUMANS; MELANOMA; PERIPHERAL NERVOUS SYSTEM NEOPLASMS; SPINAL NERVE ROOTS;

EID: 4143125687     PISSN: 0732183X     EISSN: 15277755     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1200/JCO.2004.09.021     Document Type: Note

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