A clinicopathological surprise: Amelanotic malignant melanoma

Clinical and Experimental Dermatology

Volumn 33, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 365-366

  Wain, E M ^a   Stefanato, C M ^a   Barlow, R J ^a  

^a ST THOMAS HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

MELAN A;

ADULT; AMELANOTIC MELANOMA; ANAMNESIS; ARTICLE; BOWEN DISEASE; CARCINOMA IN SITU; CASE REPORT; CELL INFILTRATION; CELL PROLIFERATION; CLINICAL FEATURE; FEMALE; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; MELANOCYTE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SKIN BIOPSY; SKIN DEFECT;

DIAGNOSIS, DIFFERENTIAL; FEMALE; HUMANS; MELANOCYTES; MELANOMA, AMELANOTIC; MIDDLE AGED; MOHS SURGERY; SKIN NEOPLASMS; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 42249101916     PISSN: 03076938     EISSN: 13652230     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2230.2008.02707.x     Document Type: Article

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