Isolated tumor cells and long-term prognosis of patients with melanoma

Annals of Surgical Oncology

Volumn 15, Issue 5, 2008, Pages 1547-1548

  Van Akkooi, A C J ^a   De Wilt, J H W ^a   Verhoef, C ^a   Eggermont, A M M ^a  

^a ERASMUS MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CELL ISOLATION; HUMAN; LETTER; LONG TERM CARE; LYMPH NODE DISSECTION; MELANOMA; MICROMETASTASIS; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PROGNOSIS; SENTINEL LYMPH NODE; TUMOR CELL;

HUMANS; LYMPH NODE EXCISION; LYMPHATIC METASTASIS; MELANOMA; NEOPLASM CIRCULATING CELLS; PROGNOSIS; SENTINEL LYMPH NODE BIOPSY; SKIN NEOPLASMS;

EID: 41549149140     PISSN: 10689265     EISSN: 15344681     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1245/s10434-007-9767-z     Document Type: Letter

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