Pulmonary metastasectomy for metastatic malignant melanoma.
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, Journal Article
Lewis, CW; Harpole, D
Published in: Semin Thorac Cardiovasc Surg
January 2002
Melanoma is the most deadly of skin cancers, and metastatic disease most commonly first appears in the lungs. Because most patients with early metastatic pulmonary disease are asymptomatic, routine screening with chest radiographs is the most cost-effective method of discovery. The therapy for pulmonary metastatic melanoma has drastically changed over the years. Even today there is no curative immunotherapy or chemotherapy available. The long-term overall survival for these patients is still very poor, but early detection and surgery offers the only hope for control in a small number of patients.
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Published In
Semin Thorac Cardiovasc Surg
DOI
ISSN
1043-0679
Publication Date
January 2002
Volume
14
Issue
1
Start / End Page
45 / 48
Location
United States
Related Subject Headings
- Thoracotomy
- Survival Analysis
- Respiratory System
- Pulmonary Surgical Procedures
- Patient Selection
- Melanoma
- Lung Neoplasms
- Humans
- History, 20th Century
- Diagnostic Imaging
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Lewis, C. W., & Harpole, D. (2002). Pulmonary metastasectomy for metastatic malignant melanoma. Semin Thorac Cardiovasc Surg, 14(1), 45–48. https://doi.org/10.1053/stcs.2002.31741
Lewis, Cleveland W., and David Harpole. “Pulmonary metastasectomy for metastatic malignant melanoma.” Semin Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 14, no. 1 (January 2002): 45–48. https://doi.org/10.1053/stcs.2002.31741.
Lewis CW, Harpole D. Pulmonary metastasectomy for metastatic malignant melanoma. Semin Thorac Cardiovasc Surg. 2002 Jan;14(1):45–8.
Lewis, Cleveland W., and David Harpole. “Pulmonary metastasectomy for metastatic malignant melanoma.” Semin Thorac Cardiovasc Surg, vol. 14, no. 1, Jan. 2002, pp. 45–48. Pubmed, doi:10.1053/stcs.2002.31741.
Lewis CW, Harpole D. Pulmonary metastasectomy for metastatic malignant melanoma. Semin Thorac Cardiovasc Surg. 2002 Jan;14(1):45–48.
Published In
Semin Thorac Cardiovasc Surg
DOI
ISSN
1043-0679
Publication Date
January 2002
Volume
14
Issue
1
Start / End Page
45 / 48
Location
United States
Related Subject Headings
- Thoracotomy
- Survival Analysis
- Respiratory System
- Pulmonary Surgical Procedures
- Patient Selection
- Melanoma
- Lung Neoplasms
- Humans
- History, 20th Century
- Diagnostic Imaging