Mistletoe in the treatment of malignant melanoma Malign melanomun tedavisinde ökse otunun yeri

Triterpenoids Amplify Anti-Tumoral Effects of Mistletoe Extracts on Murine B16.F10 Melanoma In Vivo

PURPOSE Mistletoe extracts are often used in complementary cancer therapy although the efficacy of that therapy is controversially discussed. Approved mistletoe extracts contain mainly water soluble compounds of the mistletoe plant, i.e. mistletoe lectins. However, mistletoe also contains water-insoluble triterpenoids (mainly oleanolic acid) that have anti-tumorigenic effects. To overcome their...

Successful treatment of metastatic malignant melanoma with Viscum album extract (Iscador M).

BACKGROUND Recent study results demonstrate possible clinical benefit from adjuvant treatment with a standardized mistletoe (Viscum album) extract in patients with malignant melanoma. PATIENT AND METHOD We present a male patient, currently 68 years of age, with one malignant melanoma at the upper part of the right arm since 1992, and another nodular melanoma at the left shoulder, first diagno...

New therapeutical approaches for the treatment of malignant Melanoma

Video-Assisted Thoracoscopic Surgery Lobectomy for Pulmonary Malignant Melanoma Metastasis.

Malign melanoma (MM) develops as a result of malign transformation of the melanocytes and constitutes 2-4% of all skin cancers, while being the most common cause of mortality among all skin cancers. In addition to other organs, distant organ metastases also include lung metastasis. A metastasectomy is an acceptable treatment option in cases of malign melanoma with isolated lung metastasis. The ...

Diagnosis and Management of a Malignant Dermal Melanoma in a Donkey (Equus asinus)

Case Description- A 2-yr-old intact male donkey (Equus asinus) was presented to Hospital of Veterinary Medicine, Mansoura University with subcutaneous masses under the tail. Clinical Findings- Physical examination revealed the presence of 2 separate 5x10 and 5x8-cm-diameter, round and firm subcutaneous masses. Treatment and Outcome<...