Cutaneous Angiosarcoma of the Knee: A Case Report and Review of the Literature

Cutis

Volumn 83, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 91-94

  Lee, Bonnie A ^a   Wanat, Karolyn A ^a   Eisen, Arthur Z ^a  

^a WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGED; ANGIOSARCOMA; CASE REPORT; DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS; FEMALE; HUMAN; KNEE; PATHOLOGY; REVIEW; SKIN TUMOR;

AGED; DIAGNOSIS, DIFFERENTIAL; FEMALE; HEMANGIOSARCOMA; HUMANS; KNEE JOINT; SKIN NEOPLASMS;

EID: 65449170745     PISSN: 00114162     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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