Melanoma of the vulva: A pigmented lesion is also significant in a non-sun-exposed area

Archives of Gynecology and Obstetrics

Volumn 280, Issue 5, 2009, Pages 831-834

  Parara, Sophia ^a   De Bree, Eelco ^a   Takos, Dimitris ^a   Giannikaki, Elpida ^a   Melissas, John ^a   Tsiftsis, Dimitris D ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL OF HERAKLION   (Greece)

Author keywords

Diagnosis; Melanoma; Prognosis; Treatment; Vulva

Indexed keywords

TECHNETIUM 99M;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CANCER SURGERY; CASE REPORT; FEMALE; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; LYMPHOSCINTIGRAPHY; MELANOMA; PROGNOSIS; SENTINEL LYMPH NODE BIOPSY; SUN EXPOSURE; TUMOR BIOPSY; VULVA CANCER;

FEMALE; HISTOCYTOCHEMISTRY; HUMANS; MELANOMA; MIDDLE AGED; PIGMENTATION; SENTINEL LYMPH NODE BIOPSY; VULVAR NEOPLASMS;

EID: 70349510891     PISSN: 09320067     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00404-009-1011-6     Document Type: Article

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