TY - JOUR
T1 - Melanoma of the head and neck
T2 - Current concepts in staging, diagnosis, and management
AU - Younes, Maher N.
AU - Myers, Jeffrey N.
PY - 2004/1
Y1 - 2004/1
N2 - Major advances in the understanding of the causes and risk factors for melanoma and for the prevention and management of this tumor have taken place since the beginning of the past century, when the diagnosis of melanoma was synonymous with death. As many as 80% of early melanomas can be cured, and a high rate of locoregional control for even far-advanced melanoma is plausible. The major challenge for the years to come lies in curtailing the steady rise in the incidence of melanoma by increasing patient education and adopting measures to prevent the increasing mortality rates associated with this disease. Cure rates can be improved by early diagnosis by physicians and instant referral to experienced oncologists. Finally, new advances in diagnostic and treatment strategies carry the hope for further improvements in locoregional control and survival rates.
AB - Major advances in the understanding of the causes and risk factors for melanoma and for the prevention and management of this tumor have taken place since the beginning of the past century, when the diagnosis of melanoma was synonymous with death. As many as 80% of early melanomas can be cured, and a high rate of locoregional control for even far-advanced melanoma is plausible. The major challenge for the years to come lies in curtailing the steady rise in the incidence of melanoma by increasing patient education and adopting measures to prevent the increasing mortality rates associated with this disease. Cure rates can be improved by early diagnosis by physicians and instant referral to experienced oncologists. Finally, new advances in diagnostic and treatment strategies carry the hope for further improvements in locoregional control and survival rates.
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U2 - 10.1016/S1055-3207(03)00125-X
DO - 10.1016/S1055-3207(03)00125-X
M3 - Review article
C2 - 15062370
AN - SCOPUS:1542297369
SN - 1055-3207
VL - 13
SP - 201
EP - 229
JO - Surgical oncology clinics of North America
JF - Surgical oncology clinics of North America
IS - 1
ER -