Biology of human cutaneous melanoma.

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Published in Cancers (Basel) on March 12, 2010

Authors

Elias G Elias1, Joanne H Hasskamp, Bhuvnesh K Sharma

Author Affiliations

1: Maryland Melanoma Center, Weinberg Cancer Institute, Franklin Square Hospital Center, Baltimore, MD, USA. george.elias@medstar.net.

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