Isolated hyperthermic limb perfusion chemotherapy in Merkel cell tumour: A case report

Journal of the Royal College of Surgeons of Edinburgh

Volumn 41, Issue 4, 1996, Pages 255-256

  Dawson, R ^a   Williams, O M ^a   Mansel, R E ^a  

^a CARDIFF UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Chemotherapy; Isolated hyperthermic limb perfusion; Merkel cell tumour

Indexed keywords

AGED; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; HUMAN; HYPERTHERMIA; LIMB PERFUSION; MALE; MERKEL CELL TUMOR;

AGED; ANTINEOPLASTIC AGENTS, ALKYLATING; CARCINOMA, MERKEL CELL; CHEMOTHERAPY, CANCER, REGIONAL PERFUSION; COMBINED MODALITY THERAPY; DISSECTION; HUMANS; HYPERTHERMIA, INDUCED; LEG; MALE; MELPHALAN; SKIN NEOPLASMS;

EID: 0029795622     PISSN: 00358835     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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