Intravascular metastatic melanoma: A difficult diagnosis

Australasian Journal of Dermatology

Volumn 54, Issue 2, 2013, Pages 141-143

  Ghattas, Samer ^a   Howle, Julie ^a   Wang, Wei ^a   Kefford, Richard ^a   Gruenewald, Simon ^a  

^a WESTMEAD HOSPITAL   (Australia)

Author keywords

melanoma; positron emission tomography; radiotherapy; superior; vena cava; venous trombosis

Indexed keywords

DACARBAZINE; FLUORODEOXYGLUCOSE F 18; IPILIMUMAB; WARFARIN;

AGED; ARTICLE; AXILLARY MASS; CANCER CHEMOTHERAPY; CASE REPORT; EXTERNAL BEAM RADIOTHERAPY; HUMAN; HYPERMETABOLISM; INTRAVASCULAR METASTATIC MELANOMA; MALE; METASTATIC MELANOMA; POSITRON EMISSION TOMOGRAPHY; SUPERIOR CAVA VEIN; TUMOR THROMBUS; WIDE EXCISION;

AGED; HUMANS; MALE; MELANOMA; PHLEBOGRAPHY; POSITRON-EMISSION TOMOGRAPHY; SKIN NEOPLASMS; TOMOGRAPHY, X-RAY COMPUTED; VASCULAR NEOPLASMS; VENA CAVA, SUPERIOR;

EID: 84876295469     PISSN: 00048380     EISSN: 14400960     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/ajd.12033     Document Type: Article

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