Surgical versus percutaneous isolated pelvic perfusion (IPP) for advanced melanoma: comparison in terms of melphalan pharmacokinetic pelvic bio-availability

Abstract Background Isolated pelvic perfusion (IPP) can be used to treat unresectable melanoma metastases of the pelvis. IPP can be performed either by surgical or percutaneous approaches, using different balloon catheters. The aim of this study was to examine whether the surgical and percutaneous a...

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Main Authors: Stefano Guadagni, Giancarlo Palumbo, Giammaria Fiorentini, Marco Clementi, Luca Marsili, Aldo Victor Giordano, Francesco Masedu, Marco Valenti
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2017-08-01
Series:BMC Research Notes
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Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s13104-017-2738-y