Metastasis of malignant melanoma in the ureter: Possible algorithms for a therapeutic approach

International Journal of Urology

Volumn 16, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 407-409

  Gakis, Georgios ^a   Merseburger, Axel S ^a   Sotlar, Karl ^a   Kuczyk, Markus A ^b   Sievert, Karl Dietrich ^a   Stenzl, Arnulf ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL TÜBINGEN   (Germany)

^b HANNOVER MEDICAL SCHOOL   (Germany)

Author keywords

Malignant melanoma; Metastasis; Nephroureterectomy; Ureter; Ureterorenoscopy

Indexed keywords

ALPHA INTERFERON; CYTOTOXIC T LYMPHOCYTE ANTIGEN 4 ANTIBODY; DACARBAZINE; MELAN A; ONCOPROTEIN; PROTEIN HMB45; PROTEIN S 100; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ADULT; ANAMNESIS; ARTICLE; BLADDER METASTASIS; CANCER ADJUVANT THERAPY; CANCER COMBINATION CHEMOTHERAPY; CANCER RADIOTHERAPY; CANCER RECURRENCE; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL FEATURE; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; LYMPH NODE METASTASIS; LYMPHADENECTOMY; MALE; MELANOMA; METASTASIS; NEPHROURETERECTOMY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIATION DOSE;

ALGORITHMS; HUMANS; MALE; MELANOMA; MIDDLE AGED; SKIN NEOPLASMS; URETERAL NEOPLASMS;

EID: 64549142827     PISSN: 09198172     EISSN: 14422042     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1442-2042.2008.02238.x     Document Type: Article

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