The clinical significance of tumor-infiltrating lymphocytes and microscopic satellites in acral Melanoma in a Korean population

Annals of Dermatology

Volumn 25, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 61-66

  Lee, Seok Jong ^a,b   Lim, Hyun Jung ^a   Choi, Yoon Hyuk ^a   Chang, Yong Hyun ^a   Lee, Weon Ju ^a   Kim, Do Won ^a   Yoon, Ghil Suk ^a  

^a Kyungpook National University School of Medicine   (South Korea)

^b Kyungpook National University Hospital   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Acral melanoma; Microscopic satellite; Survival event; Tumor infiltrating lymphocytes

Indexed keywords

EID: 84877272032     PISSN: 10139087     EISSN: 20053894     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5021/ad.2013.25.1.61     Document Type: Article

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