1. [The prevention of skin melanoma metastases to the regional lymph nodes].
- Author
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Korovin SI and Tolstopiatov BA
- Subjects
- Antineoplastic Combined Chemotherapy Protocols therapeutic use, Combined Modality Therapy, Cyclophosphamide administration & dosage, Dacarbazine administration & dosage, Humans, Injections, Intralymphatic methods, Lymphatic Metastasis, Methotrexate administration & dosage, Postoperative Care methods, Prospidium administration & dosage, Remission Induction, Melanoma therapy, Skin Neoplasms therapy
- Abstract
Results are reported of the treatment of 82 patients with grade 1 melanoma of the skin of extremities and trunk. Endolymphatic chemotherapy was carried out after surgery. During the first postoperative year metastases to the regional lymph nodes developed in 15.7% of patients while in the control group of 333 patients metastases were found in 38.6%.
- Published
- 1990