Vaginal malignant melanoma: A case report and literature review

International Journal of Gynecological Cancer

Volumn 14, Issue 4, 2004, Pages 687-689

  Moodley, M ^a,b   Daya, M ^a   Moodley, J ^a  

^a Department of Anaesthetics   (South Africa)

^b UNIVERSITY OF KWAZULU NATAL   (South Africa)

Author keywords

Interferon; Radiotherapy; Surgery; Vaginal melanoma

Indexed keywords

ALPHA INTERFERON; ALPHA2B INTERFERON; CARBOPLATIN; CYTOTOXIC AGENT; DACARBAZINE; INTERLEUKIN 2; VACCINE;

ADJUVANT CHEMOTHERAPY; ADULT; CANCER CHEMOTHERAPY; CANCER RADIOTHERAPY; CANCER SURGERY; CASE REPORT; FEMALE; HUMAN; IMMUNOTHERAPY; MELANOMA; PELVIS SURGERY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROGNOSIS; REVIEW; TUMOR BIOPSY; VAGINA CANCER;

COMBINED MODALITY THERAPY; FEMALE; HUMANS; MELANOMA; MIDDLE AGED; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VAGINAL NEOPLASMS;

EID: 4043159236     PISSN: 1048891X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1048-891X.2004.14430.x     Document Type: Review

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