Radiation therapy following nodal surgery for melanoma: An analysis of late toxicity

ANZ Journal of Surgery

Volumn 72, Issue 5, 2002, Pages 344-348

  Burmeister, B H ^a   Smithers, B M ^b   Davis, S ^c   Spry, N ^d   Johnson, C ^e   Krawitz, H ^f   Baumann, K C ^a  

^a Queensland Radium Institute   (Australia)

^b PRINCESS ALEXANDRA HOSPITAL   (Australia)

^c William Buckland Radiotherapy Centre   (Australia)

^d SIR CHARLES GAIRDNER HOSPITAL   (Australia)

^e WELLINGTON HOSPITAL   (New Zealand)

^f AUCKLAND CITY HOSPITAL   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

Adjuvant therapy; Lymphoedema; Melanoma; Radiation therapy; Toxicity

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; AUSTRALIA AND NEW ZEALAND; CANCER ADJUVANT THERAPY; CANCER RADIOTHERAPY; CANCER RECURRENCE; CANCER SURGERY; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; LYMPHADENECTOMY; LYMPHEDEMA; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MELANOMA; RADIATION DOSE;

ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; DOSE FRACTIONATION; FEMALE; HUMANS; LYMPH NODE EXCISION; LYMPHATIC METASTASIS; MALE; MELANOMA; MIDDLE AGED; RADIOTHERAPY; RADIOTHERAPY, ADJUVANT; SKIN NEOPLASMS;

EID: 0036096093     PISSN: 14451433     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1445-2197.2002.02405.x     Document Type: Article

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