Characteristics and prognosis of primary malignant melanoma of the esophagus

Melanoma Research

Volumn 17, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 239-242

  Li, Baozhong ^a   Lei, Wendong ^a   Shao, Kang ^a   Zhang, Cuiyan ^a   Chen, Zhaoli ^a   Shi, Susheng ^a   He, Jie ^a  

^a CANCER HOSPITAL   (China)

Author keywords

Clinical characteristics; Primary malignant melanoma of the esophagus; Prognosis

Indexed keywords

ADRENAL METASTASIS; ADULT; ARTICLE; CANCER PATIENT; CANCER RADIOTHERAPY; CANCER SURVIVAL; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL FEATURE; DYSPHAGIA; ESOPHAGUS CARCINOMA; FEMALE; HEART METASTASIS; HUMAN; LIVER METASTASIS; LYMPH NODE METASTASIS; MALE; MEDICAL RECORD REVIEW; MELANOMA; POOR GENERAL CONDITION; PREOPERATIVE EVALUATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROGNOSIS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SURGICAL APPROACH; SURVIVAL RATE; SURVIVAL TIME;

ADULT; ESOPHAGEAL NEOPLASMS; ESOPHAGECTOMY; FEMALE; HUMANS; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; LYMPH NODE EXCISION; LYMPHATIC METASTASIS; MALE; MELANOMA; MIDDLE AGED; NEOPLASM METASTASIS; PROGNOSIS;

EID: 34447578791     PISSN: 09608931     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/CMR.0b013e3281c4a079     Document Type: Article

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