A single-institution validation of the AJCC staging system for stage IV melanoma.

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Published in Ann Surg Oncol on May 09, 2008

Authors

Heather B Neuman1, Ami Patel, Nicole Ishill, Christine Hanlon, Mary Sue Brady, Allan C Halpern, Alan Houghton, Daniel G Coit

Author Affiliations

1: Gastric and Mixed Tumor Service, Department of Surgery, Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center, 1275 York Ave, Room H1221, New York, NY, 10065, USA.

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