Laser ablation and cryotherapy of melanoma metastases

Journal of Surgical Oncology

Volumn 109, Issue 4, 2014, Pages 296-300

  John, Hannah E ^a   Mahaffey, Peter J ^a  

^a BEDFORD HOSPITAL NHS TRUST   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

cryotherapy; laser therapy; regional metastatic melanoma

Indexed keywords

CRYOTHERAPY; LASER THERAPY; REGIONAL METASTATIC MELANOMA;

CRYOTHERAPY; HUMANS; LASER THERAPY; MELANOMA; SKIN NEOPLASMS;

EID: 84893901004     PISSN: 00224790     EISSN: 10969098     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/jso.23488     Document Type: Review

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