Lung metastases from melanoma: When is surgical treatment warranted?

British Journal of Cancer

Volumn 83, Issue 5, 2000, Pages 569-572

  Leo, F ^a   Cagini, L ^e   Rocmans, P ^b   Cappello, M ^b   Van Geel, An ^c   Maggi, G ^e   Goldstraw, P ^d   Pastorino, U ^a  

^a EUROPEAN INSTITUTE OF ONCOLOGY   (Italy)

^b ERASME HOSPITAL   (Belgium)

^c ERASMUS MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

^d ROYAL BROMPTON HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^e NONE

Author keywords

Metastasectomy; Pulmonary metastatic melanoma

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CANCER GROWTH; CANCER SURVIVAL; FEMALE; HUMAN; LUNG METASTASIS; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MELANOMA; MULTIPLE CANCER; PATIENT SELECTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROGNOSIS; REGISTER; RISK FACTOR; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 0033869666     PISSN: 00070920     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1054/bjoc.2000.1335     Document Type: Article

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