Metastatic melanoma to the liver: a contemporary and comprehensive review of surgical, systemic, and regional therapeutic options.

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Published in Cancer on December 02, 2013

Authors

Sanjiv S Agarwala1, Alexander M M Eggermont, Steven O'Day, Jonathan S Zager

Author Affiliations

1: Department of Hematology/Oncology, St. Luke's University Health Network, Bethlehem, Pennsylvania.

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