Surgical resection for melanoma metastatic to the gastrointestinal tract

Archives of Surgery

Volumn 131, Issue 9, 1996, Pages 975-980

  Ollila, David W ^a   Essner, Richard ^a   Wanek, Leslie A ^a   Morton, Donald L ^a,b  

^a SAINT JOHN'S HEALTH CENTER   (United States)

^b JOHN WAYNE CANCER INSTITUTE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CANCER PALLIATIVE THERAPY; CANCER SURGERY; CANCER SURVIVAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; GASTROINTESTINAL TUMOR; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MELANOMA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY;

EID: 0029759722     PISSN: 00040010     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1001/archsurg.1996.01430210073013     Document Type: Article

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