Malignant melanoma of the vulva: An extension of cutaneous melanoma?

Gynecologic Oncology

Volumn 122, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 612-617

  Moxley, K M ^a   Fader, A N ^b   Rose, P G ^c   Case, A S ^d   Mutch, D G ^e   Berry, E ^f   Schink, J C ^g   Kim, C H ^h   Chi, D S ^h   Moore, K N ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OKLAHOMA COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b DEPARTMENT OF PATHOLOGY   (United States)

^c LERNER RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United States)

^d Hope A Women's Cancer Center   (United States)

^e WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^f OREGON HEALTH AND SCIENCE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^g Prentice Women's Hospital   (United States)

^h MEMORIAL SLOAN KETTERING CANCER CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

AJCC staging; Melanoma; Vulva

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; CANCER RECURRENCE; CANCER SURVIVAL; DISEASE SEVERITY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALIGNANT MELANOMA OF THE VULVA; MEDICAL RECORD REVIEW; MELANOMA; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; OVERALL SURVIVAL; PREDICTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROGNOSIS; REVIEW; VULVA CANCER;

EID: 80051545509     PISSN: 00908258     EISSN: 10956859     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ygyno.2011.04.007     Document Type: Article

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