Letter to the Editor
Case of pigmented epithelioid melanocytoma with lymph node metastases
Yasuhiro Fujisawa,
Corresponding Author
Yasuhiro Fujisawa
Department of Dermatology, University of Tsukuba, Tsukuba, Japan
Correspondence: Yasuhiro Fujisawa, M.D., Ph.D., Department of Dermatology, University of Tsukuba, 1-1-1 Tennodai, Tsukuba, Ibaraki 305-8575, Japan. Email:
[email protected]Search for more papers by this author Hiroshi Maruyama,
Hiroshi Maruyama
Department of Dermatology, University of Tsukuba, Tsukuba, Japan
Search for more papers by this author Jun-ichi Furuta,
Jun-ichi Furuta
Department of Dermatology, University of Tsukuba, Tsukuba, Japan
Search for more papers by this author Yoshiyuki Ishii,
Yoshiyuki Ishii
Department of Dermatology, University of Tsukuba, Tsukuba, Japan
Search for more papers by this author Yasuhiro Kawachi,
Yasuhiro Kawachi
Department of Dermatology, University of Tsukuba, Tsukuba, Japan
Search for more papers by this author Manabu Fujimoto,
Manabu Fujimoto
Department of Dermatology, University of Tsukuba, Tsukuba, Japan
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Yasuhiro Fujisawa,
Corresponding Author
Yasuhiro Fujisawa
Department of Dermatology, University of Tsukuba, Tsukuba, Japan
Correspondence: Yasuhiro Fujisawa, M.D., Ph.D., Department of Dermatology, University of Tsukuba, 1-1-1 Tennodai, Tsukuba, Ibaraki 305-8575, Japan. Email:
[email protected]Search for more papers by this author Hiroshi Maruyama,
Hiroshi Maruyama
Department of Dermatology, University of Tsukuba, Tsukuba, Japan
Search for more papers by this author Jun-ichi Furuta,
Jun-ichi Furuta
Department of Dermatology, University of Tsukuba, Tsukuba, Japan
Search for more papers by this author Yoshiyuki Ishii,
Yoshiyuki Ishii
Department of Dermatology, University of Tsukuba, Tsukuba, Japan
Search for more papers by this author Yasuhiro Kawachi,
Yasuhiro Kawachi
Department of Dermatology, University of Tsukuba, Tsukuba, Japan
Search for more papers by this author Manabu Fujimoto,
Manabu Fujimoto
Department of Dermatology, University of Tsukuba, Tsukuba, Japan
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First published: 06 May 2014
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