title: An elderly patient with advanced locoregional melanoma.
abstract: There is no consensus on the management of cancer in elderly patients and age per se should not be the sole factor in the decision-making process. We present a case of regional metastatic melanoma in an 83-year-old patient who received either untested or inadequate treatments. The general condition and stage of the disease, rather than chronological age alone, should be the determinant factor.
authors.affiliation: Department of Surgery, Division of Surgical Oncology, Milan, Italy. rgennari@ieo.it
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Gennari
authors.forename: S H
authors.initials: SH
authors.lastname: Stoldt
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Testori
authors.forename: J G
authors.initials: JG
authors.lastname: Geraghty
mesh_terms: D000367:Age Factors; D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D003657:Decision Making; D006801:Humans; D008207:Lymphatic Metastasis; D008297:Male; D008545:Melanoma / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000556:secondary* / Q000628:therapy; D012878:Skin Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000473:pathology* / Q000628:therapy; D013933:Thumb