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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Main Author: Reinhold, Uwe
Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
Other Authors: Tilgen, Wolfgang
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Berlin, Heidelberg : Springer Berlin Heidelberg, 2001.
Series:Recent results in cancer research ; 158.
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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.
Item Description:Electronic resource.
Physical Description:1 online resource (xii, 268 pages 40 illustrations)
ISBN:9783642595370 (electronic bk.)
3642595375 (electronic bk.)
ISSN:0080-0015 ;