Prognosis of pretransplant melanoma

American Journal of Transplantation

Volumn 9, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 862-

  Colegioa, O R ^a   Probyb, C M ^b   Bordeauxc, J S ^c   McGregord, J M ^d  

^a YALE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF DUNDEE   (United Kingdom)

^c CASE WESTERN RESERVE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^d QUEEN MARY UNIVERSITY OF LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CANCER DIAGNOSIS; CANCER SURGERY; DISEASE FREE SURVIVAL; EDITORIAL; IMMUNOSUPPRESSIVE TREATMENT; MELANOMA; MICROMETASTASIS; ORGAN TRANSPLANTATION; POSTOPERATIVE PERIOD; PREOPERATIVE PERIOD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROGNOSIS; SENTINEL LYMPH NODE BIOPSY; TUMOR VOLUME;

ADULT; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MELANOMA; ORGAN TRANSPLANTATION; PATIENT SELECTION; PROGNOSIS; SKIN NEOPLASMS;

EID: 63349083392     PISSN: 16006135     EISSN: 16006143     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1600-6143.2008.02510.x     Document Type: Editorial

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