Erschienen in:
07.11.2018 | ASO Author Reflections
ASO Author Reflections: Metastatic Melanoma to the Large Bowel
verfasst von:
Christopher J. Young, MBBS, MS, FRACS, FACS, FASCRS
Erschienen in:
Annals of Surgical Oncology
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Sonderheft 3/2018
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Excerpt
Primary cutaneous melanoma is a common and well-described cancer in Australia, as are the common sites of metastases.
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2 Gastrointestinal tract metastases of melanoma are less well-understood, particularly with regard to metastatic melanoma to the large bowel (colon, rectum, and anus).
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4 This study aimed to report the incidence, mortality, and clinical features of metastatic melanoma to the large bowel by investigating a melanoma database maintained prospectively at a large tertiary referral center in Australia, the country with the highest incidence of melanoma worldwide. …