Generalized and Mucosal Melanosis Associated with Ultra-Late Recurrence of Malignant Melanoma

T. Friedman; M. Friedman; R. Weitzen; E. Scapa

doi:10.1055/s-2002-23648

Endoscopy, Table of Contents

Endoscopy 2002; 34(4): 352
DOI: 10.1055/s-2002-23648

Unusual Cases and Technical Notes

Generalized and Mucosal Melanosis Associated with Ultra-Late Recurrence of Malignant Melanoma

T. Friedman ¹ , M. Friedman ² , R. Weitzen ³ , E. Scapa ²

¹Department of Plastic Surgery, Assaf Harofeh Medical Center, Affiliated to Sackler Faculty of Medicine, Tel Aviv University, Israel
²The Institute of Gastroenterology, Liver Diseases and Nutrition, Tel Aviv University, Israel
³Department of Oncology, Tel Hashomer Medical Center, Affiliated to Sackler Faculty of Medicine, Tel Aviv University, Israel

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E. Scapa, M.D.

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Liver Diseases and Nutrition
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