title: Treatment of primary melanoma by intralesional vaccinia before excision.
abstract: The results of treatment of two groups of patients with primary melanoma are compared. 25 patients in group 1 were treated by wide local excision of the primary melanoma, and 23 in group 2 were treated by vaccination with live vaccinia virus 14 days before wide local excision. Vaccination exerts a favourable effect on the course of melanoma both in terms of survival and prolongation of the interval between treatment of the primary lesion and subsequent development of metastases.
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008545:Melanoma / Q000276:immunology / Q000601:surgery / Q000628:therapy*; D008875:Middle Aged; D012008:Recurrence; D012878:Skin Neoplasms / Q000276:immunology / Q000601:surgery / Q000628:therapy*; D014611:Vaccination; D014616:Vaccinia virus