Forty-two patients with mucosal melanoma of the head and neck were treated at the M. D. Anderson Cancer Center from 1944-1989. Their records were evaluated regarding: location of the primary, stage of the disease at presentation, type of treatment, location of recurrences, and overall survival. Thes
Current management of mucosal melanoma of the head and neck
β Scribed by Jesus E. Medina; Alfio Ferlito; Phillip K. Pellitteri; Ashok R. Shaha; Avi Khafif; Kenneth O. Devaney; Samuel R. Fisher; Christopher J. O'Brien; Robert M. Byers; K. Thomas Robbins; Karen T. Pitman; Alessandra Rinaldo
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons
- Year
- 2003
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 86 KB
- Volume
- 83
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0022-4790
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