Anorectal melanoma. A rare and highly malignant tumor entity of the anal canal;Das anorektale melanom: Eine seltene und hochmaligne tumorentität des analkanals

Pathologe

Volumn 25, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 171-177

  Helmke, B M ^a,b   Otto, H F ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL HEIDELBERG   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY OF HEIDELBERG   (Germany)

Author keywords

Anorectal melanoma; Epidemiology; Immunohistochemical markers; Prognosis; Therapy

Indexed keywords

ANTINEOPLASTIC AGENT; BETA INTERFERON; CESIUM 137; DACARBAZINE; MELAN A; MICROPHTHALMIA ASSOCIATED TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR; PROTEIN S 100; TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

AGE DISTRIBUTION; ANUS CANCER; CANCER CHEMOTHERAPY; CANCER IMMUNOTHERAPY; CANCER INFILTRATION; CANCER RISK; CANCER SIZE; CANCER SURGERY; CANCER SURVIVAL; CARCINOGENESIS; CLINICAL FEATURE; DIAGNOSTIC ERROR; HEMORRHOID; HISTOLOGY; HUMAN; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; INGUINAL LYMPH NODE; LYMPH NODE DISSECTION; LYMPHOMA; MELANOMA; PHYSICAL EXAMINATION; PROGNOSIS; RECTUM ABDOMINOPERINEAL RESECTION; RECTUM CANCER; REVIEW; RISK FACTOR; SARCOMA; SUN EXPOSURE; SURVIVAL RATE; SURVIVAL TIME; UNDIFFERENTIATED CARCINOMA; VIRUS INFECTION; WART VIRUS;

ANUS NEOPLASMS; DIAGNOSIS, DIFFERENTIAL; HUMANS; MELANOMA; PROGNOSIS; RECTAL NEOPLASMS;

EID: 2542488132     PISSN: 01728113     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00292-003-0640-y     Document Type: Review

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