Malignant melanoma of soft parts a diagnostic pitfall in FNA: A case report

Indian Journal of Pathology and Microbiology

Volumn 47, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 54-57

  Dahiya, Sonika ^a   Verma, Kusum ^a  

^a ALL INDIA INSTITUTE OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (India)

Author keywords

Fine needle aspirate; Melanoma; Soft parts

Indexed keywords

ABDOMINAL WALL; ADULT; ASPIRATION BIOPSY; CASE REPORT; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; CYTOPATHOLOGY; DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; MALE; MALIGNANT MELANOMA OF SOFT PART; MELANOMA; REVIEW; TUMOR LOCALIZATION; TUMOR VOLUME;

ABDOMINAL WALL; ADULT; BIOPSY, FINE-NEEDLE; DIAGNOSIS, DIFFERENTIAL; FOREARM; HUMANS; MALE; MELANOMA; SOFT TISSUE NEOPLASMS;

EID: 4444296967     PISSN: 03774929     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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