Population-based incidence of vulvar and vaginal melanoma in various races and ethnic groups with comparisons to other site-specific melanomas

Melanoma Research

Volumn 20, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 153-158

  Hu, Dan Ning ^a   Yu, Guo Pei ^a   McCormick, Steven A ^a  

^a NEW YORK MEDICAL COLLEGE   (United States)

Author keywords

Conjunctival melanoma; Cutaneous melanoma; Population incidence; Racial and ethnic difference; Uveal melanoma; Vaginal melanoma; Vulva melanoma

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CANCER INCIDENCE; CONJUNCTIVA MELANOMA; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENVIRONMENTAL FACTOR; ETHNIC DIFFERENCE; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MELANOMA; MUCOSAL MELANOMA; POPULATION RESEARCH; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RACE DIFFERENCE; SUN EXPOSURE; ULTRAVIOLET RADIATION; UVEA MELANOMA; VAGINA MELANOMA; VULVA MELANOMA;

AFRICAN AMERICANS; EUROPEAN CONTINENTAL ANCESTRY GROUP; FEMALE; HISPANIC AMERICANS; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; INDIANS, NORTH AMERICAN; MELANOMA; OCEANIC ANCESTRY GROUP; SEER PROGRAM; VAGINAL NEOPLASMS; VULVAR NEOPLASMS;

EID: 77949565097     PISSN: 09608931     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/CMR.0b013e32833684e8     Document Type: Article

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