Fatal lactic acidosis due to widespread diffusion of melanoma

Minerva Medica

Volumn 97, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 295-

  Colombo, G M ^a   Del Vecchio, L R ^a   Sacco, T ^b   Cicchinelli, M ^a  

^a SAN CAMILLO FORLANINI HOSPITAL   (Italy)

^b FONDAZIONE POLICLINICO UNIVERSITARIO A GEMELLI IRCCS   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

LACTIC ACID;

CANCER SURVIVAL; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; DISEASE SEVERITY; GLYCOLYSIS; HOMEOSTASIS; HUMAN; LACTIC ACIDOSIS; LETTER; MELANOMA; MELANOMA CELL; MULTIPLE ORGAN FAILURE; PH; TUMOR CELL;

ACIDOSIS, LACTIC; FATAL OUTCOME; HUMANS; MELANOMA; SKIN NEOPLASMS;

EID: 33749237835     PISSN: 00264806     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Letter

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