Malignant melanoma is one of the most common malignancies. Its incidence grows rapidly
at an annual rate of 3− 5%. Although the incidence of melanoma remains low in China, it …

Background. In melanoma, radiotherapy has generally been considered as a palliative
treatment option indicated only for advanced cases or disseminated disease. In the 70s of …

This selection from the NCCN Clinical Practice Guidelines in Oncology (NCCN Guidelines)
for Melanoma focuses on adjuvant therapy and treatment of in-transit disease, because …

Background Adjuvant radiotherapy is recommended for patients with melanoma after
lymphadenectomy. We previously showed this treatment reduced risk of repeat lymph-node …

Background The use of radiotherapy after therapeutic lymphadenectomy for patients with
melanoma at high risk of further lymph-node field and distant recurrence is controversial …

This first German evidence-based guideline for cutaneous melanoma was developed under
the auspices of the German Dermatological Society (DDG) and the Dermatologic …

In his 1901 textbook, The Roentgen Rays in Medicine and Surgery, Dr. Francis Williams
wrote in his preface,“The following pages are rather a report of progress than a final …

Background Vulvar cancer and vaginal cancer are relatively rare tumors, and there had
been no established treatment principles or guidelines to treat these rare tumors in Japan …

Purpose: We assessed the prognostic significance of extranodal extension, defined as tumor
extension through the lymph node capsule into the perinodal fibrous-adipose tissue, as well …

Opinion statement In recent years, the number of patients with malignant melanoma has
continued to increase globally; surgery remains the first treatment option for patients with …