Blue nevus of the endocervix

Folia Morphologica

Volumn 69, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 62-64

  Szumilo, J ^a   Patel, A ^a   Patel, S ^a   Burdan, F ^a  

^a MEDICAL UNIVERSITY OF LUBLIN   (Poland)

Author keywords

Melanocyte; Melanocyte nevus; Uterine cervix

Indexed keywords

MELANIN; MELANOMA SPECIFIC ANTIGENS; MELANOMA-SPECIFIC ANTIGENS; TUMOR ANTIGEN; TUMOR PROTEIN;

ARTICLE; BLUE NEVUS; FEMALE; HUMAN; MELANOCYTE; METABOLISM; MIDDLE AGED; PATHOLOGY; UTERINE CERVIX; UTERUS CANCER;

ANTIGENS, NEOPLASM; CERVIX UTERI; FEMALE; HUMANS; MELANINS; MELANOCYTES; MIDDLE AGED; NEOPLASM PROTEINS; NEVUS, BLUE; UTERINE NEOPLASMS;

CELASTRINA LADON;

EID: 77950430361     PISSN: 00155659     EISSN: 16443284     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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