title: [Palliative treatment of metastases in malignant melanoma].
abstract: Due to the broad variation of clinical presentation in metastasised malignant melanoma, a careful staging and individual treatment of these patients is required. Especially, the occurrence of locoregional or / and distant metastasis presents an important problem. Not only treatment with a curative intent but also sophisticated surgical procedures with a palliative intent are necessary in patients with tumour complications. These procedures do not improve the oncological prognosis. However, they may rescue patients from life-threatening situations. Therefore, palliative surgery of metastases plays an important role and requires assessment by an experienced oncological team.
authors.affiliation: Chirurgische Klinik, Friedrich-Alexander-Universität, Erlangen, Deutschland. jonas.goehl@uk-erlangen.de
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Göhl
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Merkel
mesh_terms: D006801:Humans; D008545:Melanoma / Q000473:pathology / Q000556:secondary* / Q000601:surgery*; D009362:Neoplasm Metastasis / Q000473:pathology; D009367:Neoplasm Staging; D010166:Palliative Care / Q000379:methods*; D011379:Prognosis; D012878:Skin Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery*