[The prognosis of patients with level V melanomas of the extremities].
Patients with level V melanoma have a very bad prognosis on account of their high rate of lymph node and distant metastases. From Jan. 1979 to Dec. 1987, a total of 251 patients suffering from malignant melanoma of the extremities (including 28 patients with level V melanoma = 11.2%) underwent excision of the primary tumor, lymph node dissection, as well as regional hyperthermic perfusion with cytostatics. The prognosis of our patients with level V melanoma could be improved considerably by therapy.
Chirurgische Universitätsklinik Köln.
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D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D010478:Chemotherapy, Cancer, Regional Perfusion; D003131:Combined Modality Therapy; D005121:Extremities; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D006979:Hyperthermia, Induced; D008297:Male; D008545:Melanoma / Q000401:mortality / Q000473:pathology* / Q000628:therapy; D008875:Middle Aged; D009362:Neoplasm Metastasis; D009367:Neoplasm Staging; D011379:Prognosis; D012878:Skin Neoplasms / Q000401:mortality / Q000473:pathology* / Q000628:therapy
Prognose der Patienten mit Level V Melanomen der Extremitäten.