Giant splenomegaly caused by splenic metastases of melanoma

European Journal of Surgical Oncology

Volumn 24, Issue 4, 1998, Pages 336-337

  Kyzer, Shlomo ^a   Koren, Rumelia ^a,b   Klein, Baruch ^a   Chaimoff, Chaim ^a  

^a HASHARON HOSPITAL   (Israel)

^b TEL AVIV UNIVERSITY   (Israel)

Author keywords

Melanoma; Splenic metastases; Splenomegaly

Indexed keywords

AGED; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; HUMAN; LUNG METASTASIS; MALE; MELANOMA; METASTASIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SKIN METASTASIS; SPLEEN; SPLEEN RUPTURE; SPLENECTOMY; SPLENOMEGALY; TREATMENT INDICATION;

EID: 0031668927     PISSN: 07487983     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0748-7983(98)80021-8     Document Type: Article

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