A 48-year-old woman presented with a 6-month history of dysphagia, often associated with retrosternal chest pain. Upper endoscopy revealed an unusual pigmented lesion within the middle portion of the esophagus, and multiple biopsies were obtained. The histopathology and immunohistochemical profile o
Primary malignant melanoma of the lip
β Scribed by Anthony J. Froix; George I. Salti
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons
- Year
- 2003
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 56 KB
- Volume
- 84
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0022-4790
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