Small nodular melanoma: The beginning of a life-threatening lesion. A clinical study on 11 cases

Tumori

Volumn 97, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 35-38

  Bono, Aldo ^a   Tolomio, Elena ^a   Carbone, Antonino ^a   Moglia, Daniele ^a   Crippa, Federica ^a   Tomatis, Stefano ^a   Santinami, Mario ^a  

^a NATIONAL CANCER INSTITUTE   (Italy)

Author keywords

Diagnosis; Nodular melanoma; Prognosis; Small melanoma

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CANCER PATIENT; CANCER RELAPSE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL FEATURE; CLINICAL STUDY; CONTROLLED STUDY; EARLY DIAGNOSIS; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; MALE; MELANOMA; PROGNOSIS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SKIN COLOR; TUMOR LOCALIZATION; TUMOR VOLUME;

ADULT; AGED; EARLY DETECTION OF CANCER; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MELANOMA; MIDDLE AGED; PHYSICAL EXAMINATION; PROGNOSIS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SKIN NEOPLASMS;

EID: 79953838442     PISSN: 03008916     EISSN: 20382529     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/030089161109700107     Document Type: Article

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