Amelanotic malignant melanoma of the penis. A case report and literature review

Archivio Italiano di Urologia e Andrologia

Volumn 84, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 42-43

  Rosenberg, Eran ^a   Horev, Amir ^a   Neulander, Endre Z ^a  

^a BEN GURION UNIVERSITY OF THE NEGEV   (Israel)

Author keywords

Amelanotic; Malignant melanoma; Penis

Indexed keywords

AGED; AMELANOTIC MELANOMA; ARTICLE; BIOPSY; CANCER SIZE; CASE REPORT; HUMAN; MALE; PENIS AMELANOTIC MALIGNANT MELANOMA; PENIS AMPUTATION; PENIS CANCER; PENIS GLANS;

AGED, 80 AND OVER; DIAGNOSIS, DIFFERENTIAL; HUMANS; MALE; MELANOMA, AMELANOTIC; PENILE NEOPLASMS; PROGNOSIS; SKIN NEOPLASMS; TREATMENT OUTCOME; UROLOGIC SURGICAL PROCEDURES, MALE;

EID: 84860779364     PISSN: 11243562     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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