A striking response of anorectal nnelanonna to radiotherapy (locoregional disease confined to perineum and anal canal)

Annals of the Royal College of Surgeons of England

Volumn 92, Issue 1, 2010, Pages

  Hay, Ashley ^a   Liong, Janet ^a,b   Kumar, Devinder ^a   Glees, John ^a,b  

^a ST GEORGE S HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^b ROYAL MARSDEN HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Anorectal melanoma; Radiotherapy

Indexed keywords

AGED; ANUS TUMOR; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; FEMALE; HUMAN; MELANOMA; PERINEUM; RECTUM TUMOR; REMISSION; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

AGED; ANUS NEOPLASMS; FEMALE; HUMANS; MELANOMA; PERINEUM; RECTAL NEOPLASMS; REMISSION INDUCTION; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 77949877691     PISSN: 00358843     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1308/147870810X476647     Document Type: Article

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