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DIAGNOSIS AND TREATMENT OF MALIGNANT MELANOMA IN BULGARIA
Author(s) -
ANDREEV V. C.
Publication year - 1968
Publication title -
british journal of dermatology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 2.304
H-Index - 179
eISSN - 1365-2133
pISSN - 0007-0963
DOI - 10.1111/j.1365-2133.1968.tb12284.x
Subject(s) - medicine , melanoma , biopsy , radiation therapy , surgery , dermatology , melanoma diagnosis , radiology , cancer research
SUMMARY. The available diagnostic procedures for malignant melanoma are critically discussed. The hazards of simple excision biopsy can be reduced by the technique of radiation or chemotherapeutic cover. Methods of treatment are reviewed and the 5 year follow‐up results of the treatment of 136 patients in the author's clinic are reported. It is concluded that both radiation and surgery have a place in the treatment of this tumour.