Melanoma arising in chronic ulceration associated with lymphoedema

Journal of Wound Care

Volumn 22, Issue 2, 2013, Pages 74-75

  Turk, B G ^a   Bozkurt, A ^a   Yaman, B ^a   Ozdemir, F ^a   Unal, I ^a  

^a EGE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Chronic ulceration; Lymphoedema; Melanoma

Indexed keywords

EID: 84874599514     PISSN: 09690700     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.12968/jowc.2013.22.2.74     Document Type: Article

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