Pemphigus vulgaris is an autoimmune disease characterized by acantholytic blisters and erosions involving the oral mucosa, skin, and less frequently other mucosal surfaces. Although the cytology of scrapings from the cutaneous and oral lesions has been well-documented, there are relatively few repor
Meningeal metastasis of squamous-cell carcinoma of the uterine cervix: Case report and review of the literature
โ Scribed by Angela M. Weithman; Gideon Morrison; Ellis A. Ingram
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons
- Year
- 1987
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 359 KB
- Volume
- 3
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 8755-1039
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