Minimal Residual Disease in Melanoma : Biology, Detection and Clinical Relevance /
This volume comprises the proceedings of the First International Symposium on Minimal Residual Disease in Melanoma, held in Homburg/Saar, Germany in September 1999. Containing contributions by 24 renowned experts, the book covers all aspects of diagnosis and treatment of micrometastatic disease in m...
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| Format: | eBook |
| Language: | English |
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Berlin, Heidelberg :
Springer Berlin Heidelberg,
2001.
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| Series: | Recent results in cancer research ;
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| Online Access: | Connect to the full text of this electronic book |
| Summary: | This volume comprises the proceedings of the First International Symposium on Minimal Residual Disease in Melanoma, held in Homburg/Saar, Germany in September 1999. Containing contributions by 24 renowned experts, the book covers all aspects of diagnosis and treatment of micrometastatic disease in melanoma. The topics include: biology of micrometastases and advanced methods for detection; detection of residual melanoma cells in the peripheral blood and bone marrow; detection of minimal residual disease in sentinel nodes; early recognition and monitoring by serological markers; clinical relevance of micrometastasis detection; therapeutic strategies to deal with residual melanoma cells. |
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| Item Description: | Electronic resource. |
| Physical Description: | 1 online resource (xii, 268 pages 40 illustrations) |
| ISBN: | 9783642595370 (electronic bk.) 3642595375 (electronic bk.) |
| ISSN: | 0080-0015 ; |