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Melanoma of unknown primary site : Presentation, treatment, and prognosis—a single institution study

✍ Scribed by Kevin K. Anbari; Lynn M. Schuchter; Louis P. Bucky; Rosemarie Mick; Marie Synnestvedt; DuPont Guerry IV; Ralph Hamilton; Allan C. Halpern

Publisher
John Wiley and Sons
Year
1997
Tongue
English
Weight
123 KB
Volume
79
Category
Article
ISSN
0008-543X

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✦ Synopsis

RESULTS.

Sixty-five percent of the patients presented with lymph node metastasis for the University of Pennsylvania only, 28% presented with visceral lesions, and 8% presented with subcutaneous

Pigmented Lesion Study Group

nodules. The prevalence of dysplastic nevi was 22.5%. The overall 4-year survival rate for the 40 MUP patients was 55% { 9%. The 4-year survival (57% { 12%) of

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