Long-term survival after complete resection of melanoma metastatic to the adrenal gland

Annals of Surgical Oncology

Volumn 6, Issue 7, 1999, Pages 633-639

  Haigh, Philip I ^a   Essner, Richard ^a   Wardlaw, James C ^a   Stern, Stacey L ^a   Morton, Donald L ^a  

^a JOHN WAYNE CANCER INSTITUTE   (United States)

Author keywords

Adrenal; Melanoma; Metastases; Surgery

Indexed keywords

ADRENAL METASTASIS; ADRENALECTOMY; ADULT; ARTICLE; CANCER PALLIATIVE THERAPY; CANCER STAGING; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MELANOMA; RISK BENEFIT ANALYSIS; SURVIVAL TIME;

EID: 0032752646     PISSN: 10689265     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10434-999-0633-z     Document Type: Article

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