Background. Thin melanomas can metastasize and be lethal. The predictive importance of tumor thickness in thin melanomas and the specific features identifying the patients at risk have not been investigated fully. Methods. Prognostic factors were analyzed in 585 patients with clinical Stage I invas
Tumor angiogenesis as a prognostic factor in thick cutaneous malignant melanoma
β Scribed by Daniela Massi; Alessandro Franchi; Lorenzo Borgognoni; Milena Paglierani; Umberto Reali; Marco Santucci
- Publisher
- Springer
- Year
- 2002
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 161 KB
- Volume
- 440
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 1432-2307
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