Have you come across metastasized melanoma? Is surgical approach relevant for your patient? How can you manage melanoma with surgery? The Following article discusses few aspects of it. Melanoma is one of the most common forms of cancers. Melanoma can be successfully treated if it is detected early. However in some patients it may metastasize.
This article will focus on these metastasized melanomas, which can be managed surgically. Generally early stage detection aid surgical approaches. Patients who have limited sites of metastasized melanomas can be successfully managed with surgical approach. Surgical management in these patients can result in prolonged, relapse-free survival. Distant metastatic melanomas are less curative as the metastasis is generally found to be dispersed as micrometastasis which may not be visible on radiological findings. Criteria for surgical management: When a…
