Malignant melanoma of the gallbladder: A report of two cases and review of the literature

Journal of Gastrointestinal Surgery

Volumn 12, Issue 6, 2008, Pages 1123-1126

  Samplaski, Mary K ^a   Rosato, Ernest L ^a   Witkiewicz, Agnes K ^a   Mastrangelo, Michael J ^a   Berger, Adam C ^a  

^a THOMAS JEFFERSON UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

Cholecystectomy; Gallbladder; Malignant melanoma; Metastatic melanoma

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BIOPSY; CASE REPORT; CHOLECYSTECTOMY; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS; FATALITY; GALLBLADDER TUMOR; HUMAN; MALE; MELANOMA; METHODOLOGY; MIDDLE AGED;

BIOPSY; CHOLECYSTECTOMY, LAPAROSCOPIC; DIAGNOSIS, DIFFERENTIAL; FATAL OUTCOME; GALLBLADDER NEOPLASMS; HUMANS; MALE; MELANOMA; MIDDLE AGED; TOMOGRAPHY, X-RAY COMPUTED;

EID: 43249126616     PISSN: 1091255X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11605-007-0432-4     Document Type: Article

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