OBJECTIVES Pulmonary metastasectomy for malignant melanoma requires an
individualized therapeutic decision. Due to recently developed novel treatment options, the …

Background: Surgical resection is an important interdisciplinary treatment for pulmonary
metastases of metastatic malignant melanoma. The purpose of this study was to determine …

Background Resection of pulmonary metastases is an important treatment option for patients
with oligometastatic melanoma. There are currently no published data available on …

After primary tumor treatment, 30% of patients with malignant melanoma develop metastatic
disease, usually associated with a poor prognosis. Effective chemotherapeutic regimens for …

Introduction The lung represents a frequent site of spread for metastatic melanoma, which
has historically been managed with surgical resection achieving promising outcomes. We …

OBJECTIVES: The outcomes of patients with metastatic melanoma are poor. Although
prognostic models have been developed to predict the occurrence of pulmonary metastasis …

Background The role of surgical resection of melanoma lung metastases (MLM) remains
controversial. Some authorities advocate an aggressive surgical approach, while others …

The value of resecting pulmonary metastases from malignant melanoma was retrospectively
examined. Between 1981 and 1989, 56 patients (35 men and 21 women with a mean age of …

More than 80% of patients with metastatic melanoma initially show only one distant organ
site involvement, most commonly the lungs. Several studies on patients with pulmonary …

Background The overall prognosis for patients with metastatic malignant melanoma remains
poor. However, careful staging and identification of patients with limited metastatic disease …