Spontaneous regression of metastases from melanoma: Review of the literature

Melanoma Research

Volumn 19, Issue 5, 2009, Pages 275-282

  Kalialis, Louise Vennegaard ^a   Drzewiecki, Krzysztof T ^a   Klyver, Helle ^a  

^a Rigshospitalet   (Denmark)

Author keywords

Metastatic melanoma; Review; Spontaneous regression

Indexed keywords

CANCER REGRESSION; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; MELANOMA; METASTASIS; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; POSTOPERATIVE INFECTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; SURGICAL INJURY; TUMOR IMMUNITY;

HUMANS; LYMPHATIC METASTASIS; MELANOMA; NEOPLASM REGRESSION, SPONTANEOUS; SKIN NEOPLASMS;

EID: 73349134996     PISSN: 09608931     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/CMR.0b013e32832eabd5     Document Type: Review

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