Prediction of melanoma metastasis by the Shields index based on lymphatic vessel density.

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Published in BMC Cancer on May 17, 2010

Authors

Maxine S Emmett1, Kirsty E Symonds, Howard Rigby, Martin G Cook, Rebecca Price, Chris Metcalfe, Antonio Orlando, David O Bates

Author Affiliations

1: Microvascular Research Laboratories, Bristol Heart Institute, Department of Physiology and Pharmacology, University of Bristol, Bristol, UK. Dave.Bates@bris.ac.uk.

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