Primary anorectal melanomas: An istitutional experience

Journal of Experimental and Clinical Cancer Research

Volumn 16, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 81-85

  Rossetti, C ^a   Koukouras, D ^a   Eboli, M ^a   Andreola, S ^a   Bertario, L ^a  

^a NATIONAL CANCER INSTITUTE   (Italy)

Author keywords

anal neoplasms; anorectal melanoma; melanoma

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ANORECTAL DISEASE; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MELANOMA; MORPHOLOGY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ANUS NEOPLASMS; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MELANOMA; MIDDLE AGED; NEOPLASM STAGING;

EID: 0030890903     PISSN: 03929078     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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