Long-term survival in stage IV melanoma after repetitive surgical therapy.
BACKGROUND
Surgical therapy in patients with stage IV melanoma is controversial and always an individual decision.


METHODS
We report the case of a young melanoma patient, who underwent resection of 5 distant metastases from 4 different organ systems. Thereby, the patient achieved a stable state of disease and a good quality of life for up to now 67 months without any evidence for further tumor manifestations at present. A systemic chemo- or immunotherapy was never applied.


CONCLUSIONS
In selected patients with stage IV melanoma, surgery alone can provide long-term survival with good quality of life.
Tomov
Tsvetomir
T
Klinik fur Chirurgie und Chirurgische Onkologie, Robert-Rossle-Klinik, Campus Buch im Helios-Klinikum, Charité Universitatsmedizin Berlin, Germany.
Siegel
Robert
R
Bembenek
Andreas
A
D000008:Abdominal Neoplasms / Q000556:secondary / Q000601:surgery; D000328:Adult; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008137:Longitudinal Studies; D008175:Lung Neoplasms / Q000556:secondary / Q000601:surgery; D008207:Lymphatic Metastasis; D008545:Melanoma / Q000556:secondary* / Q000601:surgery*; D009372:Neoplasms, Connective Tissue / Q000556:secondary / Q000601:surgery; D012086:Reoperation; D012878:Skin Neoplasms / Q000601:surgery*; D016896:Treatment Outcome