Amelanotic melanoma: A detailed morphologic analysis with clinicopathologic correlation of 75 cases

Journal of Cutaneous Pathology

Volumn 39, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 33-39

  Cheung, Wang L ^a   Patel, Rishi R ^b   Leonard, Aimee ^c   Firoz, Bahar ^d   Meehan, Shane A ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ARKANSAS FOR MEDICAL SCIENCES   (United States)

^b NEW YORK UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^c New England Dermatology   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS HEALTH SCIENCE CENTER AT SAN ANTONIO   (United States)

Author keywords

melanocytic lesions; melanoma

Indexed keywords

MELANIN; TUMOR MARKER;

ADULT; AGED; AMELANOTIC MELANOMA; ARTICLE; BIOSYNTHESIS; CELL NUCLEUS; DISEASE FREE SURVIVAL; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; HEAD AND NECK TUMOR; HUMAN; MALE; METABOLISM; MIDDLE AGED; MITOSIS; MORTALITY; PATHOLOGY; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SEX DIFFERENCE; SKIN TUMOR; SURVIVAL RATE;

ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; CELL NUCLEUS; DISEASE-FREE SURVIVAL; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION, NEOPLASTIC; HEAD AND NECK NEOPLASMS; HUMANS; MALE; MELANINS; MELANOMA, AMELANOTIC; MIDDLE AGED; MITOSIS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SEX FACTORS; SKIN NEOPLASMS; SURVIVAL RATE; TUMOR MARKERS, BIOLOGICAL;

EID: 84855197761     PISSN: 03036987     EISSN: 16000560     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1600-0560.2011.01808.x     Document Type: Article

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