A case of metastatic melanoma in the breast with unknown primary site, diagnosed by fine needle aspiration cytology

Indian Journal of Pathology and Microbiology

Volumn 52, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 587-588

  Wilkinson, Anne R ^a   Mahore, Sadhana D ^a   Bothale, Kalpana A ^a  

^a NKP SALVE INSTITUTE OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (India)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ANAMNESIS; ASPIRATION BIOPSY; AXILLARY LYMPH NODE; BREAST FIBROADENOMA; CANCER LOCALIZATION; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL FEATURE; CYTOLOGY; DISEASE DURATION; FEMALE; GIANT CELL; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; LETTER; LYMPHOID CELL LINE; MELANOMA; NUCLEOLUS; PHYSICAL EXAMINATION; VITILIGO;

ADULT; BIOPSY, FINE-NEEDLE; BREAST NEOPLASMS; CELL BIOLOGY; FEMALE; HUMANS; MELANOMA;

EID: 70350313078     PISSN: 03774929     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4103/0377-4929.56133     Document Type: Letter

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