Citation:Carrubba CJ, Vitaz TW 2009

Citation

Carrubba CJ, Vitaz TW. Factors affecting the outcome after treatment for metastatic melanoma to the brain. Surg Neurol 2009 Dec;72(6):707-11 Available from: http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/19604550.

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Critical appraisal link	Clinical question	Assigned to	Status
Carrubba CJ, Vitaz TW 2009	For patients with distant metastases (other than brain metastases), when is radiotherapy indicated?	Tamsin Parrish	completed
Carrubba CJ, Vitaz TW 2009 2	For patients with distant metastases (other than brain metastases), when is radiotherapy indicated?	Cecilia Taing	completed
Carrubba CJ, Vitaz TW 2009 3	Surgical therapy for patients with distant metastases	Cecilia Taing	completed
Carrubba CJ, Vitaz TW 2009 4	Surgical therapy for patients with distant metastases	Tamsin Parrish	completed

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