An elderly patient with advanced locoregional melanoma.
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.
Gennari
R
R
Department of Surgery, Division of Surgical Oncology, Milan, Italy. rgennari@ieo.it
Stoldt
S H
SH
Testori
A
A
Geraghty
J G
JG
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