Long survival of primary pineal melanoma with radiation treatment only [3]

Canadian Journal of Neurological Sciences

Volumn 34, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 251-253

  Barron, Jane ^a   Morris Larkin, Carolyn ^a   Finch, Terry ^a   Maroun, Falah ^a   Hache, Nanette ^a   Yousef, George M ^a  

^a Health Sciences Centre   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGED; AUTOPSY; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL ASSESSMENT; CLINICAL EXAMINATION; CLINICAL FEATURE; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; DIAGNOSTIC IMAGING; FEMALE; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; LETTER; MELANOMA; NEUROLOGIC EXAMINATION; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PINEAL BODY TUMOR; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SURVIVAL TIME;

EID: 34347206302     PISSN: 03171671     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/s0317167100006156     Document Type: Letter

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