Primary malignant melanoma of the esophagus successfully treated by an esophagectomy followed by systemic chemotherapy

Esophagus

Volumn 2, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 33-37

  Sunagawa, Hiroki ^a   Nishimaki, Tadashi ^a   Shimoji, Hideaki ^a   Kuninaka, Kouichi ^a   Nakachi, Norishige ^a   Kinjyou, Fukunori ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF THE RYUKYUS   (Japan)

Author keywords

Esophagectomy; Esophagus; Malignant melanoma

Indexed keywords

ANTINEOPLASTIC AGENT; BARIUM; DACARBAZINE; MONOCLONAL ANTIBODY HMB 45; NIMUSTINE; PROTEIN S 100; VINCRISTINE;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BARIUM MEAL; CANCER CHEMOTHERAPY; CANCER INVASION; CANCER RECURRENCE; CANCER SURVIVAL; CASE REPORT; ESOPHAGUS CANCER; ESOPHAGUS RESECTION; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; LYMPH NODE METASTASIS; MALE; MELANOMA; METASTASIS; POSTOPERATIVE PERIOD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SIDE EFFECT; SUBMUCOSA; TREATMENT OUTCOME; TUMOR CELL;

EID: 17844405034     PISSN: 16129059     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10388-004-0032-2     Document Type: Article

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