Growth rate as an independent prognostic factor in localized invasive cutaneous melanoma

Journal of the European Academy of Dermatology and Venereology

Volumn 25, Issue 5, 2011, Pages 618-620

  Nagore, E ^a   Martorell Calatayud, A ^a   Botella Estrada, R ^a   Guillen C ^a  

^a INSTITUTO VALENCIANO DE ONCOLOGÍA   (Spain)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CALCULATION; CANCER GROWTH; CANCER INVASION; CANCER LOCALIZATION; CANCER RELAPSE; CANCER SURVIVAL; DISEASE FREE SURVIVAL; FOLLOW UP; GROWTH RATE; HUMAN; LETTER; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MELANOMA; MITOSIS RATE; OVERALL SURVIVAL; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROGNOSIS; SURVIVAL TIME; THICKNESS;

CELL PROLIFERATION; HUMANS; KAPLAN-MEIER ESTIMATE; MELANOMA; NEOPLASM INVASIVENESS; NEOPLASM RECURRENCE, LOCAL; PROGNOSIS; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SKIN NEOPLASMS;

EID: 79954596932     PISSN: 09269959     EISSN: 14683083     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1468-3083.2011.04029.x     Document Type: Letter

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