Prolonged survival after surgical resection of cerebral metastasis from melanoma with multisystemic metastasis already present: a case report and literature review
ABSTRACT CONTEXT: Malignant melanoma is the third most common cause of cerebral metastases after breast and lung cancer. Despite advances in therapeutic options, the prognosis for patients with cerebral metastases from melanoma remains poor, with a median survival time of six months after diagnosis...
Main Authors: | Samer Saad Hoz, Ahmed Aman Alkhaleeli, Awfa Aktham |
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Associação Paulista de Medicina
2017-08-01
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Series: | São Paulo Medical Journal |
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Online Access: | http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1516-31802017005010103&lng=en&tlng=en |
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