Malignant melanoma with neural differentiation: An exceptional case report and brief review of the pertinent literature

American Journal of Dermatopathology

Volumn 36, Issue 1, 2014, Pages

  Su, Albert ^a   Dry, Sarah M ^a   Binder, Scott W ^a   Said, Jonathan ^a   Shintaku, Peter ^a   Sarantopoulos, G Peter ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

desmoplastic melanoma; malignant neurotization; neural crest; neural differentiation; neurotropic melanoma

Indexed keywords

ADULT; CASE REPORT; EXCISION; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; MALE; MEDICAL HISTORY; MELANOMA; MIDDLE AGED; NERVE CELL DIFFERENTIATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; SKIN DEFECT;

CELL DIFFERENTIATION; HUMANS; MALE; MELANOMA; MIDDLE AGED; NERVE TISSUE;

EID: 84893814341     PISSN: 01931091     EISSN: 15330311     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/DAD.0b013e31828cf90a     Document Type: Review

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