Delayed presentation of tattoo lymphadenopathy mimicking malignant melanoma lymphadenopathy

Journal of Plastic, Reconstructive and Aesthetic Surgery

Volumn 62, Issue 8, 2009, Pages

  Bordea, C ^a   Latifaj, B ^a   Jaffe, W ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY HOSPITALS OF NORTH MIDLANDS NHS TRUST   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Lymphadenopathy; Melanoma; Tattoo

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ANAMNESIS; ARTICLE; ASPIRATION BIOPSY; CANCER SURGERY; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL EXAMINATION; CLINICAL FEATURE; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; LYMPHADENECTOMY; LYMPHADENOPATHY; MALE; MELANOMA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TATTOO; TUMOR VOLUME;

ADULT; COLORING AGENTS; DIAGNOSIS, DIFFERENTIAL; HUMANS; LYMPHATIC DISEASES; MALE; MELANOMA; NECK; SKIN NEOPLASMS; TATTOOING; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 67650085099     PISSN: 17486815     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.bjps.2007.11.039     Document Type: Article

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