Successful palliative treatment of duodenal metastatic melanoma with photodynamic therapy

Gastrointestinal Endoscopy

Volumn 69, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 182-184

  Fasanella, Kenneth E ^a   McGrath, Kevin ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

PHOTOFRIN;

ADULT; ANAMNESIS; ARTICLE; CAPSULE ENDOSCOPY; CASE REPORT; COLONOSCOPY; DUODENUM BIOPSY; DUODENUM CANCER; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; INTESTINE RESECTION; MALE; MELANOMA; PALLIATIVE THERAPY; PHOTODYNAMIC THERAPY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

DUODENAL NEOPLASMS; DUODENOSCOPY; FATAL OUTCOME; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; MALE; MELANOMA; MIDDLE AGED; NEOPLASM STAGING; PALLIATIVE CARE; PHOTOCHEMOTHERAPY; RISK ASSESSMENT; SKIN NEOPLASMS; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 57849167882     PISSN: 00165107     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.gie.2008.03.1059     Document Type: Article

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