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Favorable prognostic factors in recurrent and metastatic melanoma
1Division of Dermatology, Southern Illinois University School of Medicine, Springfield 62794-9230, USA.
Journal of the American Academy of Dermatology
|May 1, 1996
Abstract:
Survival among patients with recurrent and metastatic melanoma varies widely. Several clinical and pathologic variables correlate with improved survival. Awareness of these favorable prognostic characteristics should assist in patient counseling and help identify those who may benefit from more aggressive therapeutic intervention.