Surgical Neurology
Volume 72, Issue 6 , Pages 707-711 , December 2009

Factors affecting the outcome after treatment for metastatic melanoma to the brain

Received 4 December 2008 ,Accepted 4 March 2009.

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doi: 10.1016/j.surneu.2009.03.005

Surgical Neurology
Volume 72, Issue 6 , Pages 707-711 , December 2009

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