An Evidence-based Staging System for Cutaneous Melanoma.

Autor: Balch, Charles M., Soong, Seng-Jaw, Atkins, Michael B., Buzaid, Antonio C., Cascinelli, Natale, Coit, Daniel G., Fleming, Irvin D., Gershenwald, Jeffrey E., Houghton Jr., Alan, Kirkwood, John M., McMasters, Kelly M., Mihm, Martin F., Morton, Donald L., Reintgen, Douglas S., Ross, Merrick I., Sobert, Arthur, Thompson, John A., Thompson, John F.
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Zdroj: CA: A Cancer Journal for Clinicians; May/Jun2004, Vol. 54 Issue 3, p131-149, 19p, 9 Charts, 8 Graphs
Abstrakt: Evaluate the efficacy of the revised staging system for cutaneous melanoma. Validation of the changes with a prognostic factors analysis involving melanoma patients; Involvement of tumor-node-metastasis criteria; Changes in the cancer staging.
Databáze: Complementary Index