Role of definitive radiotherapy in treating patients with inoperable Merkel cell carcinoma: The Westmead Hospital experience and a review of the literature

Australasian Journal of Dermatology

Volumn 50, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 249-256

  Koh, Clare S L ^a   Veness, Michael J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Chemotherapy; Cutaneous; Neuroendocrine; Skin cancer

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; AUSTRALIA; CANCER LOCALIZATION; CANCER RADIOTHERAPY; CANCER RELAPSE; CAUCASIAN; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; LYMPH NODE METASTASIS; MALE; MERKEL CELL TUMOR; RADIATION DOSE; RADIATION DOSE FRACTIONATION; RADIATION INJURY; REVIEW; TREATMENT RESPONSE;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; CARCINOMA, MERKEL CELL; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; SKIN NEOPLASMS; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 72449207563     PISSN: 00048380     EISSN: 14400960     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1440-0960.2009.00532.x     Document Type: Review

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