Therapeutic and prognostic considerations of head and neck melanoma.
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Fisher, SR; Seigler, HF; George, SL
Published in: Ann Plast Surg
January 1992
Therapeutic considerations are discussed based on recurrence and survival statistics of 900 patients treated at Duke University Medical Center (Durham, NC). Approximately one-third of all patients developed recurrence. Factors affecting recurrence include tumor thickness, presence of positive regional nodes at diagnosis, and advanced Clark level. Patients with more than one adverse index had even higher rates of recurrence than with one alone. The 5-year survival of all patients after recurrence was 32%. Therapeutic decisions should include considerations that relate to patients' recurrence patterns and survival curves.
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Ann Plast Surg
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0148-7043
Publication Date
January 1992
Volume
28
Issue
1
Start / End Page
78 / 80
Location
United States
Related Subject Headings
- Survival Analysis
- Surgery
- Skin Neoplasms
- Risk Factors
- Retrospective Studies
- Prognosis
- North Carolina
- Neoplasm Recurrence, Local
- Melanoma
- Humans
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Fisher, S. R., Seigler, H. F., & George, S. L. (1992). Therapeutic and prognostic considerations of head and neck melanoma. Ann Plast Surg, 28(1), 78–80. https://doi.org/10.1097/00000637-199201000-00020
Fisher, S. R., H. F. Seigler, and S. L. George. “Therapeutic and prognostic considerations of head and neck melanoma.” Ann Plast Surg 28, no. 1 (January 1992): 78–80. https://doi.org/10.1097/00000637-199201000-00020.
Fisher SR, Seigler HF, George SL. Therapeutic and prognostic considerations of head and neck melanoma. Ann Plast Surg. 1992 Jan;28(1):78–80.
Fisher, S. R., et al. “Therapeutic and prognostic considerations of head and neck melanoma.” Ann Plast Surg, vol. 28, no. 1, Jan. 1992, pp. 78–80. Pubmed, doi:10.1097/00000637-199201000-00020.
Fisher SR, Seigler HF, George SL. Therapeutic and prognostic considerations of head and neck melanoma. Ann Plast Surg. 1992 Jan;28(1):78–80.
Published In
Ann Plast Surg
DOI
ISSN
0148-7043
Publication Date
January 1992
Volume
28
Issue
1
Start / End Page
78 / 80
Location
United States
Related Subject Headings
- Survival Analysis
- Surgery
- Skin Neoplasms
- Risk Factors
- Retrospective Studies
- Prognosis
- North Carolina
- Neoplasm Recurrence, Local
- Melanoma
- Humans