Should adjuvant radiotherapy be recommended following resection of regional lymph node metastases of malignant melanomas?

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Authors

Doris Fuhrmann · Fachklinik Hornheide

Andrea Lippold · Fachklinik Hornheide

F. Borrosch · Fachklinik Hornheide

Ulf Ellwanger · Berufsverband der Deutschen Dermatologen

Claus Garbe · Hautklinik Heidelberg

L. Suter · Fachklinik Hornheide

Abstract

The present study does not support the recommendation of adjuvant radiotherapy following resection of regional lymph node metastases in patients with malignant melanoma.

Topics & Keywords

Cutaneous Melanoma Detection and Management Cutaneous lymphoproliferative disorders research Nonmelanoma Skin Cancer Studies

UN Sustainable Development Goals

Good health and well-being

Publication Details

Published in: British Journal of Dermatology

Volume 144, Issue 1, pp. 66-70

DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2133.2001.03953.x

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