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Ultrastructural Pathology Volume 19, 1995 - Issue 5
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Original Article

Malignant Melanoma of Soft Parts Involving the Head and Neck Region: Review of Literature and Case Report

M. John Hicks Department of Pathology, Texas Children's Hospital, and Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, Texas, USA
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Victor A. Saldivar Department of Pathology, Santa Rosa Children's Hospital and University of Texas Health Science Center, San Antonio, Texas, USA
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Murali M. Chintagumpala Department of Hematology and Oncology, Texas Children's Hospital, and Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, Texas, USA
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Marc E. Horowitz Department of Hematology and Oncology, Texas Children's Hospital, and Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, Texas, USA
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Linda D. Cooley Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, University of Texas Medical School at Houston, Houston, Texas, USA
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James P. Barrish Department of Pathology, Texas Children's Hospital, and Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, Texas, USA
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Edith P. Hawkins Department of Pathology, Texas Children's Hospital, and Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, Texas, USA
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Claire Langston Department of Pathology, Texas Children's Hospital, and Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, Texas, USA
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Pages 395-400 | Published online: 10 Jul 2009

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