Lung metastases from melanoma: when is surgical treatment warranted?
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[Surgical treatment of melanoma liver metastases].
The appearance of liver metastases during the follow-up of a patient with a skin melanoma has classically been considered a sign of a very poor prognosis. There are limited therapeutic options, since these lesions are non-resectable and form part of a disseminated disease in several organs. In certain cases, in those where the disease is restricted to the liver or accompanied by a resectable ex...
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عنوان ژورنال: British Journal of Cancer
سال: 2000
ISSN: 0007-0920,1532-1827
DOI: 10.1054/bjoc.2000.1335