Palliative cryosurgery for oral cavity malignant melanoma: a case report.
A case of unresectable malignant melanoma of the oral cavity, treated with cryosurgery, is reported. A complete remission of 10 months was obtained, followed by 2 local recurrences, both treated successfully (CR: 9 and 4 months). At 23 months after the first treatment, a new local recurrence was considered untreatable.
Delbello
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Sandri
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Mustacchi
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D000368:Aged; D003452:Cryosurgery; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008545:Melanoma / Q000601:surgery*; D009364:Neoplasm Recurrence, Local / Q000601:surgery; D010157:Palatal Neoplasms / Q000601:surgery*; D010166:Palliative Care; D013997:Time Factors