Mycosis fungoides: Radiation therapy

Dermatologic Therapy

Volumn 16, Issue 4, 2003, Pages 347-354

  Hoppe, Richard T ^a,b  

^a STANFORD UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b STANFORD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Mycosis fungoides; Radiation; Total skin electron beam therapy

Indexed keywords

CHLORMETHINE; ETRETINATE;

CANCER SURVIVAL; CONTAMINATION; DESQUAMATION; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; DISEASE COURSE; DOSE RESPONSE; ELECTRON BEAM; ERYTHEMA; HUMAN; IMMUNOSUPPRESSIVE TREATMENT; IRRADIATION; MYCOSIS FUNGOIDES; PUVA; RADIATION DOSE; REVIEW; TUMOR GROWTH; X RAY; X RAY ANALYSIS;

CLINICAL TRIALS; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; MALE; MYCOSIS FUNGOIDES; NEOPLASM STAGING; RADIOTHERAPY DOSAGE; RADIOTHERAPY, HIGH-ENERGY; RISK ASSESSMENT; SKIN NEOPLASMS; SURVIVAL RATE; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 0346099388     PISSN: 13960296     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1396-0296.2003.01647.x     Document Type: Review

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