Animal-type melanoma: A clinical and histopathological study of 22 cases from a single institution

British Journal of Dermatology

Volumn 162, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 129-136

  Ludgate, M W ^a   Fullen, D R ^a   Lee, J ^a   Rees, R ^a   Sabel, M S ^a   Wong, S L ^a   Johnson, T M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

Author keywords

Animal type melanoma; Epithelioid blue naevus; Epithelioid melanocytoma; Melanoma; Pigmented sentinel lymph node biopsy

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ANIMAL TYPE MELANOMA; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; MALE; MELANOMA; METASTASIS; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RECURRENT DISEASE; SENTINEL LYMPH NODE BIOPSY;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ANIMALS; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; FEMALE; HUMANS; LYMPHATIC METASTASIS; MALE; MELANOMA; MIDDLE AGED; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SENTINEL LYMPH NODE BIOPSY; SKIN NEOPLASMS; SURVIVAL ANALYSIS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 72749111432     PISSN: 00070963     EISSN: 13652133     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2133.2009.09271.x     Document Type: Article

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