Central nervous system as exclusive site of disease in patients with melanoma: Treatment and clinical outcome of two cases

Melanoma Research

Volumn 15, Issue 5, 2005, Pages 467-469

  Ferraresi, Virginia ^a   Ciccarese, Mariangela ^a   Zeuli, Massimo ^a   Cognetti, Francesco ^a  

^a REGINA ELENA NATIONAL CANCER INSTITUTE   (Italy)

Author keywords

Central nervous system; Melanoma; Prognosis; Treatment

Indexed keywords

CISPLATIN; DACARBAZINE; FOTEMUSTINE; VINDESINE;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BRAIN METASTASIS; CANCER RADIOTHERAPY; CASE REPORT; CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM TUMOR; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MELANOMA; NEUROSURGERY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROGNOSIS; RETINA DISEASE;

ADULT; BRAIN NEOPLASMS; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MELANOMA; PROGNOSIS; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 27644551303     PISSN: 09608931     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00008390-200510000-00017     Document Type: Article

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