Local recurrence of melanoma

Pathology

Volumn 36, Issue 5, 2004, Pages 491-495

  Heenan, P J ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN AUSTRALIA   (Australia)

^b Cutaneous Pathology   (Australia)

Author keywords

Local metastasis; Local recurrence; Margins of excision; Melanoma; Persistent melanoma

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CANCER GROWTH; CANCER RECURRENCE; CANCER SURGERY; CARCINOGENESIS; CLINICAL FEATURE; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; EVIDENCE BASED MEDICINE; EXCISION; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; LYMPH NODE METASTASIS; MEDICAL SPECIALIST; MELANOMA; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PROGNOSIS;

EID: 4644232723     PISSN: 00313025     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00313020412331282690     Document Type: Article

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