Cutaneous leiomyosarcoma arising in a tattoo - 'a tumour with no humour'

Journal of Plastic, Reconstructive and Aesthetic Surgery

Volumn 62, Issue 5, 2009, Pages

  West, Christopher C ^a   Morritt, Andrew N ^a   Pedelty, Lee ^a   Lam, David GK ^a  

^a NORTHERN GENERAL HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ANAMNESIS; CANCER SURGERY; CASE REPORT; HUMAN; LEIOMYOSARCOMA; LETTER; MALE; PHYSICAL EXAMINATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SKIN BIOPSY; SKIN DEFECT; SKIN TUMOR; TATTOO;

ADULT; ARM; HUMANS; LEIOMYOSARCOMA; MALE; SKIN NEOPLASMS; TATTOOING;

EID: 64749114313     PISSN: 17486815     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.bjps.2008.09.021     Document Type: Letter

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