Metastatic melanoma : symptoms, diagnoses and treatments / Sarah A. Klein and James P. Beckler, editors.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Klein, Sarah A.

Beckler, James P.

Series:

Cancer etiology, diagnosis, and treatments.

Cancer etiology, diagnosis and treatments

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Metastasis.

Melanoma.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (184 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

New York : Nova Science Publishers, c2011.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Presents topical research in the study of the symptoms, diagnoses and treatment of metastatic melanoma. This book discusses topics that include new therapeutic alternatives for melanoma; the metastatic cascade and experimental treatments; pediatric melanoma; and, the relative risk of metastatic melanoma.

Contents:

Experimental treatments for blocking melanoma metastasis / Marco Velasco-Velázquez ... [et al.]

Invasion and metastasis : major obstacles to curative cancer therapy / Girija Kuttan, P. Pratheeshkumar

Metastatic melanoma in the paediatric age / Andrea Zangari, Carmine Noviello, Rosella Tallarico

The role of sentinel lymph node biopsy in patients with thick (Breslow [greater than or equal to symbol] 4mm) cutaneous melanoma / Justin Kelly and M.J Kerin

Hormone replacement therapy and malignant melanoma / Marcia S. Driscoll and Jane M. Grant-Kels

Novel diagnostic and prognostic biomarkers and molecular therapeutic targets in aggressive, metastatic, and recurrent melanomas / Urielle Mimeault and Surinder K. Batra

Melanoma inhibitory activity (MIA) as a serological marker in metastatic uveal melanoma / I.W. Reiniger, A. Kampik, and U.C. Schaller.

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Description based on print version record and cip data provided by publisher.

ISBN:

1-62081-931-7

OCLC:

839305212