Melanoma metastatic to the spine: A review of 133 cases

Melanoma Research

Volumn 10, Issue 1, 2000, Pages 78-80

  Gokaslan, Z L ^a   Aladag, M A ^a   Ellerhorst, J A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS MD ANDERSON CANCER CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Melanoma; Metastasis; Radiographic imaging; Spine

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; BONE RADIOGRAPHY; BONE SCINTISCANNING; CANCER SURVIVAL; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MELANOMA; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; REVIEW; SPINAL CORD COMPRESSION; SPINE METASTASIS; TUMOR GROWTH;

EID: 0034091783     PISSN: 09608931     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00008390-200010010-00010     Document Type: Review

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