Branched tubular structures in human malignant melanoma.
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Careful study of capillary endothelial cells as part of the stroma reaction in human malignant melanoma showed branched tubular structures (BTS). These structures were found in five cases, two of which were melanoma superficial spreading type with strong host cellular response (level 2 invasion), and one of which was a nodular melanoma (level 3 invasion) associated with a good host-cellular TABLE 1 MALIGNANT MELANOMA Malignant Histological Host cellular Bloc Endothelia Inclusion melanoma type response number cell number number
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ورودعنوان ژورنال:
- The Yale Journal of Biology and Medicine
دوره 46 شماره
صفحات -
تاریخ انتشار 1973