Age as a prognostic factor in patients with localized melanoma and regional metastases.

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Published in Ann Surg Oncol on July 10, 2013

Authors

Charles M Balch1, Seng-jaw Soong, Jeffrey E Gershenwald, John F Thompson, Daniel G Coit, Michael B Atkins, Shouluan Ding, Alistair J Cochran, Alexander M M Eggermont, Keith T Flaherty, Phyllis A Gimotty, Timothy M Johnson, John M Kirkwood, Stanley P Leong, Kelly M McMasters, Martin C Mihm, Donald L Morton, Merrick I Ross, Vernon K Sondak

Author Affiliations

1: Division of Surgical Oncology, Department of Surgery, University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, TX, USA, charles.balch@utsouthwestern.edu.

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