Radiation-induced malignant melanoma of the cervix

Clinical Oncology

Volumn 12, Issue 4, 2000, Pages 234-237

  Benson, R J ^a   Tan, L T ^a  

^a ADDENBROOKE S HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Cervical neoplasms; Malignant melanoma; Radiotherapy

Indexed keywords

AGED; ARTICLE; BEAM THERAPY; BRACHYTHERAPY; CANCER PALLIATIVE THERAPY; CANCER RADIOTHERAPY; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL FEATURE; FEMALE; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; MELANOMA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIATION; RADIATION DOSE; SECOND CANCER; SQUAMOUS CELL CARCINOMA; UTERINE CERVIX BIOPSY; UTERINE CERVIX CANCER;

EID: 0033828826     PISSN: 09366555     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1053/clon.2000.9162     Document Type: Article

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