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A phase 2 trial of complete resection for stage IV melanoma
Author(s) -
Ollila David W.
Publication year - 2011
Publication title -
cancer
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 3.052
H-Index - 304
eISSN - 1097-0142
pISSN - 0008-543X
DOI - 10.1002/cncr.26118
Subject(s) - medicine , metastasectomy , melanoma , stage (stratigraphy) , resection , oncology , neoplasm staging , general surgery , surgery , cancer , metastasis , cancer research , paleontology , biology
This is a concise editorial looking at the evidence for metastasectomy in stage IV melanoma patients. This includes an updated review of the Southwest Oncology Group data.