Primary malignant melanoma of the oesophagus: A case report

Journal of Medical Case Reports

Volumn 1, Issue , 2007, Pages

  Kelly, Justin ^a   Leader, Mary ^a   Broe, Patrick ^a  

^a BEAUMONT HOSPITAL   (Ireland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALPHA2B INTERFERON;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CANCER IMMUNOTHERAPY; CASE REPORT; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; DRUG DOSE REDUCTION; DRUG MEGADOSE; DYSPHAGIA; ESOPHAGOSCOPY; ESOPHAGUS BIOPSY; ESOPHAGUS CANCER; ESOPHAGUS RESECTION; FOLLOW UP; GASTROESOPHAGEAL REFLUX; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; LYMPH NODE METASTASIS; LYMPHADENECTOMY; MALE; MEDIASTINUM LYMPH NODE; MELANOMA; POSITRON EMISSION TOMOGRAPHY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; WEIGHT REDUCTION;

EID: 44949150129     PISSN: 17521947     EISSN: 17521947     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/1752-1947-1-50     Document Type: Article

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