Superficial Radiotherapy For Cutaneous Melanoma
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Isaac Brownell, MD, PhD Dermatology Service Nancy Lee, MD, and Alice Ho, MD, MBA Department of Radiation Oncology Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center New York, NY. Cutaneous melanoma is a lethal malignancy that remains a therapeutic challenge despite an expanding number of advanced treatment options. The only highly effective therapy is early detection and complete surgical excision of local disease. In patients presenting with more advanced melanoma, surgery can be combined with systemic therapies and/or radiation.
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تاریخ انتشار 2009