Malignant melanoma of the vulva is an uncommon disease, with a significant portion of cases demonstrating metastasis to inguinal lymph nodes with potential distal spread. Identification of such metastases often requires fine-needle aspiration or biopsy. The cytologic diagnosis of metastatic vulvar m
Neurotropic melanoma of the vulva
β Scribed by Thomas F. C. S. Warner; G. Reza Hafez; Dolores A. Buchler
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons
- Year
- 1982
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 915 KB
- Volume
- 49
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0008-543X
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