Dermatofibrosarcoma protuberans of the scalp with fibrosarcomatous degeneration and pulmonary metastasis

Journal of Clinical Imaging Science

Volumn 1, Issue 1, 2011, Pages

  Gatlin, Joseph ^a   Hosch, Richard ^a   Khan, Majid ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MISSISSIPPI SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Dermatofibrosarcoma protuberans; imaging characteristics; lung metastasis; scalp

Indexed keywords

EID: 84894134204     PISSN: None     EISSN: 21565597     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4103/2156-7514.90482     Document Type: Article

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