Neuroendocrine tumor of vulva: A case report and review of literature

Journal of Cancer Research and Therapeutics

Volumn 6, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 365-366

  Sheikh, Zahoor A ^a   Nair, Indu ^a   Vijaykumar, D K ^a   Jojo, Annie ^a   Nandeesh, M ^a  

^a AMRITA INSTITUTE OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (India)

Author keywords

Merkel cell carcinoma; neuroendocrine tumor of vulva; vulvar carcinoma

Indexed keywords

CYTOKERATIN; KI 67 ANTIGEN; SYNAPTOPHYSIN;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CANCER SURGERY; CASE REPORT; FEMALE; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; LYMPH NODE BIOPSY; LYMPH NODE METASTASIS; MERKEL CELL TUMOR; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; VULVA CARCINOMA;

CARCINOMA, MERKEL CELL; DISEASE PROGRESSION; FEMALE; HUMANS; MIDDLE AGED; NEOPLASM METASTASIS; SKIN NEOPLASMS; VULVAR NEOPLASMS;

EID: 78650149017     PISSN: 09731482     EISSN: 19984138     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4103/0973-1482.73370     Document Type: Article

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