Late cutaneous metastases to the face from malignant pleural mesothelioma: A case report and review of the literature

World Journal of Surgical Oncology

Volumn 7, Issue , 2009, Pages 84-

  Elbahaie, Alaaeldeen M ^a   Kamel, Dia E ^a   Lawrence, Julia ^b   Davidson, Neville G ^a  

^a BROOMFIELD HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^b ESSEX COUNTY HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CARBOPLATIN; PEMETREXED;

ADULT; ANAMNESIS; ARTICLE; CANCER CHEMOTHERAPY; CANCER RADIOTHERAPY; CANCER RECURRENCE; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL EXAMINATION; CLINICAL FEATURE; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; FACE CANCER; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; MALE; MALIGNANT MESOTHELIOMA; METASTASIS POTENTIAL; PLEURA MESOTHELIOMA; SKIN BIOPSY; SKIN METASTASIS;

EID: 70749083446     PISSN: None     EISSN: 14777819     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/1477-7819-7-84     Document Type: Article

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