Malignant melanoma : medical and surgical management
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Malignant melanoma : medical and surgical management
McGraw-Hill, c1994
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Description
This multi-authored, in-depth clinical reference is devoted to the latest advances in the short and long-term diagnosis, treatment and management of malignant melanoma. Both medical as well as surgical approaches are presented. In addition, the authors include both primary site management and management of metastatic disease.
Table of Contents
- Epidemiology of melanoma
- biology of melanoma differentiation and progression
- immunology of melanoma
- endocrinology of melanoma
- genetics and oncogens
- human melanoma genetics - involvement of oncogens
- photobiology
- photocarcinogenesis
- lesions at risk - dysplastic and congenitcal naevus
- histogenetic types of primary skin melanoma
- immunihistology of melanoma
- pathological staging and lympth nodes
- clinical presentation of primary skin melanoma
- clinical staging of melanoma work up
- prognosis factors
- prevention and early diagnosis primary skin melanoma
- management of primary melanoma
- elective lymph node dissection
- management of regional lymph node metastases
- management of in transit metastases - isolation perfusion
- pharmacokinetics and drugs in isolation perfusion
- regional therapy (isolation perfusion excluded)
- surgical management of distant metastases - brain, lung, GI tract
- adjuvant treatments
- chemotherapy - new chemotherapeutical agents
- controlled studies in chemotherapy for advanced disease
- immunotherapy
- radiation therapy
- management of primary mucosal melanoma
- eye melanoma
- design of studies
- data management and statistical analysis
- technical notes.
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