Melanoma of the penis, scrotum and male urethra: A 40-year single institution experience

Journal of Urology

Volumn 173, Issue 6, 2005, Pages 1958-1965

  Sánchez Ortiz, Ricardo ^a   Huang, Samuel F ^a   Tamboli, Pheroze ^a   Prieto, Victor G ^b   Hester, Greg ^a   Pettaway, Curtis A ^a  

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

^b University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston   (United States)

Author keywords

Melanoma; Penis; Scrotum; Urethra

Indexed keywords

BCG VACCINE; CHLOROETHYLCYCLOHEXYLMETHYLNITROSOUREA; CISPLATIN; CYCLOPHOSPHAMIDE; DACARBAZINE; DACTINOMYCIN; DOXORUBICIN; FLUOROURACIL; INTERFERON; INTERLEUKIN 2; NITROSOUREA DERIVATIVE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; VINCRISTINE;

ADULT; AGED; CANCER CHEMOTHERAPY; CANCER RADIOTHERAPY; CANCER RECURRENCE; CANCER STAGING; CANCER SURVIVAL; CAUSE OF DEATH; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL FEATURE; DISEASE ACTIVITY; DISEASE COURSE; FOLLOW UP; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; INGUINAL LYMPH NODE; INGUINAL REGION; LYMPH NODE METASTASIS; LYMPHADENECTOMY; MALE; MEDICAL RECORD; MELANOMA; PENIS; PENIS AMPUTATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROGNOSIS; REVIEW; SCROTUM; URETHRA;

EID: 18744387423     PISSN: 00225347     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/01.ju.0000159207.91737.53     Document Type: Article

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