The Prognostic Effect of American Joint Committee on Cancer Staging and Genetic Status in Patients With Choroidal and Ciliary Body Melanoma [Clinical and Epidemiologic Research]
Conclusions.
Identification of a normal genetic status of chromosomes 3 and 8 minimized the prognostic effect of AJCC staging, while a combination of genetic status and AJCC staging provided the most accurate prediction of survival in patients with an abnormal chromosomal status.
Source: Investigative Ophthalmology - Category: Opthalmology Authors: Bagger, M., Andersen, M. T., Andersen, K. K., Heegaard, S., Andersen, M. K., Kiilgaard, J. F. Tags: Clinical and Epidemiologic Research Source Type: research
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