Malignant melanoma types and treatment

New therapeutical approaches for the treatment of malignant Melanoma

Treatment of metastatic malignant melanoma.

The rapid increase in incidence of malignant melanoma has not been associated with better therapeutic options over the years. Single-agent chemotherapy or immunotherapy remain the treatments of choice when systemic therapy is offered. Dacarbazine (DTIC) is the chemotherapy of choice with a response rate of 16%. Other chemotherapies, including cisplatinum, paclitaxel, docetaxel and the DTIC anal...

Primary duodenal malignant melanoma: A case report

Background: Melanoma is a neoplasm derived commonly from melanocytic cells of skin. Although coetaneous presentation of malignant melanoma is easily recognizable, the presentation of melanoma in other organs is so confusing. In particular, when it metastasizes to other organs, many bizarre figures and unusual organs may be involved. In this report, we present a case of primary duodenal malignan...

Malignant Mucosal Melanoma of the Maxillary Sinus

Sinus mucosal malignant melanoma, is a rare type of melanoma with poor prognosis which is usually occurred in the adults. This is a rare case of a 33-year-old man presenting 2-week-long headache and nasal obstruction with the emphasis on the importance of Immunohistochemical staining to help the diagnosis.

Treatment of Malignant Melanoma with Hydroxyurea1

Hydroxyurea was administered in a clinical trial to fourteen patients with documented disseminated malignant melanoma. The drug was not found to be useful as the sole agent in this neoplastic disorder in the dosage regimen outlined. The response of three patients receiving radiotherapy to metastatic brain lesions in combination with hydroxyurea was encouraging enough to warrant a further evalua...