title: Surgical resection as the treatment of choice for melanoma metastatic to the lung.
abstract: Available data suggest that patients who have a limited number of pulmonary metastases may benefit from complete surgical resection if they have favorable prognostic features such as a long TDT and a long DFI. If a patient is not a surgical candidate because of radiographic evidence of extrapulmonary disease, a short TDT, or a short DFI, then concurrent or sequential biochemotherapy offers the best chance for a complete response and remission.
authors.affiliation: John Wayne Cancer Institute, Saint John's Health Center, Santa Monica, California, USA.
authors.forename: D W
authors.initials: DW
authors.lastname: Ollila
authors.forename: D L
authors.initials: DL
authors.lastname: Morton
mesh_terms: D000971:Antineoplastic Combined Chemotherapy Protocols / Q000627:therapeutic use; D017024:Chemotherapy, Adjuvant; D018572:Disease-Free Survival; D006801:Humans; D007167:Immunotherapy; D008175:Lung Neoplasms / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000556:secondary* / Q000601:surgery; D008545:Melanoma / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000473:pathology / Q000556:secondary* / Q000601:surgery; D018579:Patient Selection; D011013:Pneumonectomy; D011379:Prognosis; D011859:Radiography; D018714:Radiotherapy, Adjuvant; D012074:Remission Induction; D015996:Survival Rate