Cellular blue nevus (CBN) lymph node metastases of the neck with no primary skin lesion: A case report and review of literature

Journal of Cranio-Maxillofacial Surgery

Volumn 38, Issue 8, 2010, Pages 601-604

  Scheller, Konstanze ^a   Scheller, Christian ^a   Becker, Susann ^a   Holzhausen, Hans Jürgen ^a   Schubert, Johannes ^a  

^a MARTIN LUTHER UNIVERSITY HALLE WITTENBERG   (Germany)

Author keywords

cellular blue nevus (CBN) lymph node metastases; no malignant transformation; no primary skin lesion

Indexed keywords

KI 67 ANTIGEN; MELAN A;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BLUE NEVUS; CANCER STAGING; CANCER SURGERY; CASE REPORT; CELL DIFFERENTIATION; CLINICAL FEATURE; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; CONSERVATIVE TREATMENT; FOLLOW UP; HISTOLOGY; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; LYMPH NODE METASTASIS; MALE; MELANOMA; SKIN DEFECT; SPINDLE CELL;

DIAGNOSIS, DIFFERENTIAL; HUMANS; LYMPH NODES; LYMPHATIC METASTASIS; MALE; MELANOMA; MIDDLE AGED; NECK; NEVUS, BLUE; SKIN NEOPLASMS; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 78049528995     PISSN: 10105182     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jcms.2010.01.008     Document Type: Article

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