A review of merkel cell carcinoma with emphasis on lymph node disease in the absence of a primary site

American Journal of Otolaryngology - Head and Neck Medicine and Surgery

Volumn 18, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 55-65

  Straka, John A ^a   Straka, Matthew B ^a  

^a NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

OCTREOTIDE; SOMATOSTATIN;

ADULT; AGED; CANCER RADIOTHERAPY; CANCER RECURRENCE; CANCER STAGING; CANCER SURVIVAL; CASE REPORT; FEMALE; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; LYMPH NODE METASTASIS; LYMPHADENECTOMY; LYMPHADENOPATHY; MALE; MERKEL CELL TUMOR; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; SCINTISCANNING;

EID: 0031032135     PISSN: 01960709     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0196-0709(97)90050-8     Document Type: Article

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