Diagnosis of blue nevus-like metastatic uveal melanoma confirmed by fluorescence in situ hybridization (FISH) for monosomy 3

Journal of Cutaneous Pathology

Volumn 39, Issue 6, 2012, Pages 621-625

  Busam, Klaus J ^a   Fang, Yuqiang ^a   Jhanwar, Suresh ^a   Lacouture, Mario ^a  

^a MEMORIAL SLOAN KETTERING CANCER CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

melanoma; metastasis; nevus

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BLUE NEVUS; CASE REPORT; CHROMOSOME 3; CHROMOSOME DELETION; FLUORESCENCE IN SITU HYBRIDIZATION; GENETICS; HUMAN; MALE; MELANOMA; METABOLISM; METASTASIS; MIDDLE AGED; PATHOLOGY; SKIN TUMOR; UVEA TUMOR;

CHROMOSOME DELETION; CHROMOSOMES, HUMAN, PAIR 3; HUMANS; IN SITU HYBRIDIZATION, FLUORESCENCE; MALE; MELANOMA; MIDDLE AGED; NEOPLASM METASTASIS; NEVUS, BLUE; SKIN NEOPLASMS; UVEAL NEOPLASMS;

EID: 84861647910     PISSN: 03036987     EISSN: 16000560     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1600-0560.2012.01893.x     Document Type: Review

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