## Abstract ## BACKGROUND Primary head and neck mucosal melanoma (HNMM) has a poor prognosis with a low local control rate and frequent distant metastases. The objective of the current study was to determine the impact of postoperative radiotherapy on local control and survival. ## METHODS One h
Radiotherapy in nonlentiginous melanoma of the head and neck
โ Scribed by Andrew R. Harwood; Frank Dancuart; Peter J. Fitzpatrick; Thomas Brown
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons
- Year
- 1981
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 532 KB
- Volume
- 48
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0008-543X
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