Malignant Melanoma in the Elderly: Different Regional Disease and Poorer Prognosis

Purpose: Age is a poor prognostic factor in melanoma patients. Elderly melanoma patients have a different presentation and clinical course than younger patients. We evaluated the impact of age ≥70 years (yrs) on the diagnosis and natural history of melanoma. Methods: Retrospective review of 610 pati...

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Autores principales: Macdonald, James B., Dueck, Amylou C., Gray, Richard J., Wasif, Nabil, Swanson, David L., Sekulic, Aleksandar, Pockaj, Barbara A.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Ivyspring International Publisher 2011
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Research Paper
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3213678/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/22084644

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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3213678/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/22084644

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