Merkel-cell carcinoma of the skin

Lancet Oncology

Volumn 5, Issue 10, 2004, Pages 593-599

  Poulsen, Michael ^a  

^a Mater Centre   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CARBOPLATIN; CISPLATIN; CYCLOPHOSPHAMIDE; DOXORUBICIN; EPIRUBICIN; ETOPOSIDE; VINCRISTINE;

CANCER INCIDENCE; CANCER STAGING; CHEMOSURGERY; CLINICAL FEATURE; EARLY DIAGNOSIS; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; LIGHT EXPOSURE; MERKEL CELL TUMOR; METASTASIS POTENTIAL; MOLECULAR BIOLOGY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROGNOSIS; REVIEW; SKIN CARCINOMA; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

CARCINOMA, MERKEL CELL; HUMANS; PROGNOSIS; RISK FACTORS; SKIN NEOPLASMS;

EID: 4644261994     PISSN: 14702045     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1470-2045(04)01593-1     Document Type: Review

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