Journal of the Chinese Medical Association
Volume 70, Issue 1 , Pages 24-29 , January 2007

Toward a Better Understanding of Sinonasal Mucosal Melanoma: Clinical Review of 23 Cases

  • Yen-Fu Cheng

      Affiliations

    • Department of Otorhinolaryngology, Taipei Veterans General Hospital, Taipei, Taiwan, R.O.C.
    • Department of Otorhinolaryngology, National Yang-Ming University School of Medicine, Taipei, Taiwan, R.O.C.
    • ,
  • Chien-Chung Lai

      Affiliations

    • Department of Otorhinolaryngology, Taipei Veterans General Hospital, Taipei, Taiwan, R.O.C.
    • Department of Otorhinolaryngology, National Yang-Ming University School of Medicine, Taipei, Taiwan, R.O.C.
    • ,
  • Ching-Yin Ho

      Affiliations

    • Department of Otorhinolaryngology, Taipei Veterans General Hospital, Taipei, Taiwan, R.O.C.
    • Department of Otorhinolaryngology, National Yang-Ming University School of Medicine, Taipei, Taiwan, R.O.C.
    • ,
  • Chih-Hung Shu

      Affiliations

    • Department of Otorhinolaryngology, Taipei Veterans General Hospital, Taipei, Taiwan, R.O.C.
    • Department of Otorhinolaryngology, National Yang-Ming University School of Medicine, Taipei, Taiwan, R.O.C.
    • ,
  • Ching-Zong Lin

      Affiliations

    • Department of Otorhinolaryngology, Taipei Veterans General Hospital, Taipei, Taiwan, R.O.C.
    • Department of Otorhinolaryngology, National Yang-Ming University School of Medicine, Taipei, Taiwan, R.O.C.
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorrespondence to: Dr Ching-Zong Lin, Department of Otorhinolaryngology, Taipei Veterans General Hospital, 201, Section 2, Shih-Pai Road, Taipei 112, Taiwan, R.O.C.

Received 12 May 2006 ,Revised 7 December 2006

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PII: S1726-4901(09)70296-5

doi: 10.1016/S1726-4901(09)70296-5

Journal of the Chinese Medical Association
Volume 70, Issue 1 , Pages 24-29 , January 2007

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