Radiotherapy for Primary and Regional Melanoma

February 10, 2020

Abstract

Radiation therapy (RT) plays a role in the management of cutaneous melanoma in definitive, adjuvant, and palliative settings. The role for RT in early stage primary melanoma, for which the treatment is adequate excision, is limited. Desmoplastic melanoma and those with neurotropism invasion are exceptions, due to frequent local recurrence. The greatest controversy regarding RT lies with its use in stage III disease, particularly as postoperative treatment after regional lymph node dissection. This chapter presents the evidence and illustrative cases for RT in locoregional melanoma.

Source:

Hong A.M., Stevens G. (2020) Radiotherapy for Primary and Regional Melanoma. In: Balch C. et al. (eds) Cutaneous Melanoma. Springer, Cham

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