## Abstract ## Background. Desmoplastic malignant melanoma (DMM) is a rare variant of malignant melanoma with high local recurrence rate after surgical excision. We performed a retrospective review to address the role of radiation therapy in local control of this tumor. ## Methods. Between 1976
Efficacy of radiation therapy in the local control of desmoplastic melanoma
โ Scribed by David Gallardo; Juillard Guy
- Publisher
- Elsevier Science
- Year
- 1994
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 122 KB
- Volume
- 30
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0360-3016
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