Merkel cell carcinoma

Dermatologic Therapy

Volumn 21, Issue 6, 2008, Pages 447-451

  Liao, Peggy B ^a,b  

^a Skin Care Specialists of Colorado   (United States)

^b Skin Care Specialists of Colorado   (United States)

Author keywords

Merkel cell carcinoma; Multidisciplinary management; Sentinel lymph node biopsy

Indexed keywords

CARBOPLATIN; CISPLATIN; DOXORUBICIN; ETOPOSIDE; TOPOTECAN;

ARTICLE; CANCER CHEMOTHERAPY; CANCER RADIOTHERAPY; CANCER STAGING; CANCER SURGERY; CANCER SURVIVAL; CHEMOSURGERY; CLINICAL EVALUATION; CLINICAL FEATURE; FOLLOW UP; HISTOPATHOLOGY; MERKEL CELL TUMOR; PALLIATIVE THERAPY; SENTINEL LYMPH NODE BIOPSY;

CARCINOMA, MERKEL CELL; HEAD AND NECK NEOPLASMS; HUMANS; NEOPLASM RECURRENCE, LOCAL; NEOPLASM STAGING; SKIN NEOPLASMS; ULTRAVIOLET RAYS;

EID: 57449117301     PISSN: 13960296     EISSN: 15298019     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1529-8019.2008.00245.x     Document Type: Article

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