In a nutshell This review analyzed data from several recent trials, and determined the benefit of liver resection (surgery to remove part or all of the liver) in patients with metastatic melanoma. Some background Melanoma is an uncontrolled growth of skin cells, but this cancer may also spread to other organs (referred to as metastatic melanoma)....
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Surgical removal of metastatic stage IV melanomas can increase length of survival and overall survival rates
In a nutshell This article provides the results of a study investigating surgical removal of metastatic stage IV melanomas. Results showed that surgical removal of metastatic melanomas can provide an increased survival time compared to systemic treatment alone. Some background Cutaneous melanoma which spread to other organs of the body (stage IV)...
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