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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
1
pubmed:dateCreated
1976-4-10
pubmed:abstractText
Excision of the primary and isolation-perfusion with 1-phenylalanine mustard was the treatment in 199 patients with invasive Stage I melanoma of the extremities with the goal of improving regional disease control and long-term survival. The determinant survival in patients followed 5-15 years was 83%; Berkson-Gage survivals were 98% at 2 years, 88% at 5 years, and 84% at 10 years. The site of first recurrence was determined in all 49 (25%) patients who failed treatment: three (2%) developed local recurrence, six (3%) developed intransit recurrence, 24 (13%) developed positive regional lymph nodes, 15 (8%) developed systemic metastases, and one developed local recurrence plus positive regional nodes. Of these 49 patients failing treatment, 15 (31%) are currently surviving with no evidence of disease after retreatment of the recurrence. These data are compared to historical controls in the literature. It is concluded that regional control rates are improved by perfusion and that survival has probably been improved. In 14 patients treated by perfusion without local excision, regional control and survival was poor. Single drug (L-PAM) perfusion with the techniques employed is effective in controlling regional subclinical disease, but the primary should be widely excised.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
AIM
pubmed:chemical
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Jan
pubmed:issn
0008-543X
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
37
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
188-98
pubmed:dateRevised
2005-11-17
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed-meshheading:1247954-Adolescent, pubmed-meshheading:1247954-Adult, pubmed-meshheading:1247954-Age Factors, pubmed-meshheading:1247954-Aged, pubmed-meshheading:1247954-Arm, pubmed-meshheading:1247954-Chemotherapy, Cancer, Regional Perfusion, pubmed-meshheading:1247954-Child, pubmed-meshheading:1247954-Female, pubmed-meshheading:1247954-Foot, pubmed-meshheading:1247954-Humans, pubmed-meshheading:1247954-Leg, pubmed-meshheading:1247954-Lymphatic Metastasis, pubmed-meshheading:1247954-Male, pubmed-meshheading:1247954-Melanoma, pubmed-meshheading:1247954-Melphalan, pubmed-meshheading:1247954-Middle Aged, pubmed-meshheading:1247954-Neoplasm Metastasis, pubmed-meshheading:1247954-Neoplasm Recurrence, Local, pubmed-meshheading:1247954-Retrospective Studies, pubmed-meshheading:1247954-Sex Factors, pubmed-meshheading:1247954-Skin Neoplasms
pubmed:year
1976
pubmed:articleTitle
Survival and regional disease control after isolation-perfusion for invasive stage I melanoma of the extremities.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article