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Clinical and therapeutic aspects in elderly patients with Merkel cell carcinoma: special focus on radiotherapy.

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Author/s: Assouline, Avi (A); Levy, Antonin (A); Chargari, Cyrus (C); Krzisch, Claude (C);

Journal and publication information

Publication Type: Letter

Journal: Journal of the American Geriatrics Society (J Am Geriatr Soc), published in United States. (Language: eng)

Reference: 2009-Oct; vol 57 (issue 10) : pp 1946-7

Dates: Created 2009/10/07; Completed 2009/10/28;

PMID: 19807802, status: MEDLINE (last retrieval date: 10/28/2009, IMS Date: )

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Aged Aged, 80 and over Carcinoma, Merkel Cell - radiotherapy Humans

Humans Middle Aged Radiotherapy, Adjuvant Skin Neoplasms - radiotherapy

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