Melanoma of the anorectal region. The experience of the National Cancer Institute of Milano

European Journal of Surgical Oncology

Volumn 35, Issue 7, 2009, Pages 757-762

  Belli, F ^a   Gallino, G F ^a   Lo Vullo, S ^a   Mariani, L ^a   Poiasina, E ^a   Leo, E ^a  

^a NATIONAL CANCER INSTITUTE   (Italy)

Author keywords

Anorectal melanoma; Melanoma; Surgery

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ANASTOMOSIS; ANORECTAL DISEASE; ARTICLE; CANCER DIAGNOSIS; CANCER INCIDENCE; CANCER RECURRENCE; CANCER SURGERY; CANCER SURVIVAL; CLINICAL ARTICLE; DISEASE FREE SURVIVAL; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; MAJOR SURGERY; MALE; MEDICAL PRACTICE; MELANOMA; NATIONAL HEALTH ORGANIZATION; OVERALL SURVIVAL; PALLIATIVE THERAPY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RECTUM ABDOMINOPERINEAL RESECTION; RECTUM RESECTION; SURGICAL APPROACH; SURVIVAL TIME;

AGED; ANUS NEOPLASMS; COLECTOMY; FEMALE; HUMANS; ITALY; MALE; MELANOMA; MIDDLE AGED; PALLIATIVE CARE; PROGNOSIS; RECTAL NEOPLASMS; SURVIVAL ANALYSIS;

EID: 67349216585     PISSN: 07487983     EISSN: 15322157     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ejso.2008.05.001     Document Type: Article

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