Gastrointestinal metastases of cutaneous melanoma

[...]we have demonstrated improved sur- vival for patients with melanoma metastases to the GI tract who undergo complete surgical resection, stating that medical treatment and nonsurgical interventions rarely result in durable (greater than 1 month) symp- tomatic relief.

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Veröffentlicht in:	The American surgeon 2014-02, Vol.80 (2), p.E45-46
Hauptverfasser:	La Torre, Marco, Frezza, Barbara, Fransvea, Pietro, Ziparo, Vincenzo, Balducci, Genoveffa, Costa, Gianluca
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	Analysis of Variance Cohort Studies Digestive System Surgical Procedures - methods Disease-Free Survival Female Gastrointestinal Neoplasms - mortality Gastrointestinal Neoplasms - pathology Gastrointestinal Neoplasms - secondary Gastrointestinal Neoplasms - surgery Humans Kaplan-Meier Estimate Male Medical prognosis Melanoma Melanoma - mortality Melanoma - secondary Melanoma - surgery Mortality Neoplasm Invasiveness - pathology Neoplasm Staging Palliative Care - methods Prognosis Quality of life Retrospective Studies Risk Assessment Skin cancer Skin Neoplasms - mortality Skin Neoplasms - pathology Skin Neoplasms - surgery Studies Surgery Survival Analysis Time Factors Treatment Outcome
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Zusammenfassung:	[...]we have demonstrated improved sur- vival for patients with melanoma metastases to the GI tract who undergo complete surgical resection, stating that medical treatment and nonsurgical interventions rarely result in durable (greater than 1 month) symp- tomatic relief.
ISSN:	0003-1348 1555-9823
DOI:	10.1177/000313481408000205