A rational surgical approach to the treatment of distant melanoma metastases.
The optimal treatment of melanoma involves multidisciplinary care. To many, this means surgical resection of early, localized disease and treatment of metastatic disease with chemotherapy, immunotherapy, or radiation. Because it is effective, results in little morbidity and may be repeated, surgery should have a central role in the treatment of selected patients with American Joint Committee on Cancer (AJCC) stage IV melanoma.
Division of Surgical Oncology, Department of Surgery, UC Davis Cancer Center, 4501 X Street, Suite 3010, Sacramento, CA 95817, USA. steve.martinez@ucdmc.ucdavis.edu
Steve R
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Martinez
Shawn E
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Young
D001859:Bone Neoplasms / Q000401:mortality / Q000556:secondary / Q000601:surgery; D001932:Brain Neoplasms / Q000401:mortality / Q000556:secondary / Q000601:surgery; D004067:Digestive System Neoplasms / Q000401:mortality / Q000556:secondary / Q000601:surgery; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008207:Lymphatic Metastasis; D008297:Male; D008545:Melanoma / Q000401:mortality / Q000473:pathology / Q000556:secondary* / Q000601:surgery*; D009361:Neoplasm Invasiveness / Q000473:pathology*; D009367:Neoplasm Staging; D018579:Patient Selection; D011379:Prognosis; D018570:Risk Assessment; D012680:Sensitivity and Specificity; D012878:Skin Neoplasms / Q000401:mortality / Q000473:pathology* / Q000601:surgery*; D016019:Survival Analysis; D016896:Treatment Outcome