Uveal melanoma: Trends in incidence, treatment, and survival

Ophthalmology

Volumn 118, Issue 9, 2011, Pages 1881-1885

  Singh, Arun D ^a   Turell, Mary E ^a   Topham, Allan K ^b  

^a LERNER RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United States)

^b Coalition of National Cancer Cooperative Group Inc ^*  (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CANCER INCIDENCE; CANCER RADIOTHERAPY; CANCER SURGERY; CANCER SURVIVAL; CANCER THERAPY; CAUCASIAN; CONSERVATIVE TREATMENT; EYE SURGERY; GROUPS BY AGE; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; META ANALYSIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEX DIFFERENCE; SURVIVAL RATE; SURVIVAL TIME; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW; TREATMENT OUTCOME; TREND STUDY; UNITED STATES; UVEA MELANOMA;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; CHILD; FEMALE; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; MALE; MELANOMA; MIDDLE AGED; SEER PROGRAM; SURVIVAL RATE; UNITED STATES; UVEAL NEOPLASMS;

EID: 80052494912     PISSN: 01616420     EISSN: 15494713     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ophtha.2011.01.040     Document Type: Article

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