Intracranial melanoma metastases: surgical treatment and follow-up of 18 patients.
Eighteen patients with operated cerebral metastases from malignant melanoma were followed-up. There was no operative death and in general the patients' quality of life was improved. The results suggest that operation of a cerebral metastasis prolongs the survival of the patient if no other cerebral lesions develop. Every operatively accessible recurrence or new metastasis should be operated on, if the general condition of the patient allows it.
D000328:Adult; D001932:Brain Neoplasms / Q000556:secondary* / Q000601:surgery; D005260:Female; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008545:Melanoma / Q000556:secondary* / Q000601:surgery; D008875:Middle Aged