title: Radiotherapy in the treatment of dermatologic malignancies.
abstract: Although advances in surgical techniques, particularly micrographic surgery, have considerably expanded its role in the management of dermatologic malignancies, radiotherapy remains of considerable value. Its use should be considered in particular for the appropriate solid tumors in older patients, for metastatic disease, and for the more radioresponsive tumors including Merkel cell carcinoma, Kaposi's sarcoma, and the cutaneous lymphomas.
authors.affiliation: British Columbia Cancer Agency, Vancouver, Canada.
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authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Voss
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Kim-Sing
mesh_terms: D002986:Clinical Trials as Topic; D006801:Humans; D011878:Radiotherapy / Q000009:adverse effects / Q000379:methods*; D011879:Radiotherapy Dosage; D012878:Skin Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000532:radiotherapy*; D016896:Treatment Outcome