What is the role of radiotherapy in the treatment of mucosal melanoma of the head and neck?

Critical Reviews in Oncology/Hematology

Volumn 65, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 121-128

  Krengli, Marco ^a   Jereczek Fossa, Barbara Alicja ^b   Kaanders, Johannes H A M ^c   Masini, Laura ^d   Beldì, Debora ^d   Orecchia, Roberto ^b  

^a MAGGIORE DELLA CARITÀ HOSPITAL   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MILAN   (Italy)

^c RADBOUD UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

^d Maggior Hospital   (Italy)

Author keywords

Head and neck; Literature review; Mucosal melanoma; Radiotherapy

Indexed keywords

BCG VACCINE; CARMUSTINE; CISPLATIN; DACARBAZINE; EPIRUBICIN; SORAFENIB; VINBLASTINE; VINCRISTINE; VINDESINE;

BRACHYTHERAPY; CANCER CONTROL; CANCER PATIENT; CANCER RADIOTHERAPY; CANCER RECURRENCE; CANCER SURVIVAL; COMPUTER ASSISTED RADIOTHERAPY; EXTERNAL BEAM RADIOTHERAPY; HEAD AND NECK CANCER; HUMAN; INOPERABLE CANCER; LINEAR ENERGY TRANSFER; MELANOMA; PATIENT SELECTION; PROGNOSIS; RADIATION DOSE FRACTIONATION; RADIOSENSITIVITY; RARE DISEASE; REVIEW; SURVIVAL RATE; TREATMENT INDICATION; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

COMBINED MODALITY THERAPY; HEAD AND NECK NEOPLASMS; HUMANS; MELANOMA; PROGNOSIS; SURVIVAL RATE;

EID: 37549014926     PISSN: 10408428     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.critrevonc.2007.07.001     Document Type: Review

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