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Molecular diagnosis and treatment of melanoma / edited by John M. Kirkwood. - New York : M. Dekker, c1998. - xiii, 314 p. : ill. (some col.) ; 24 cm.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Part I. Molecular features of the biology of melanoma


1. Molecular features of melanoma progression

2. Immunologic features of progression in melanoma

Part II. The precursor lesion in melanoma: prospects for prevention

3. Common acquired nevi and dysplastic nevi as precursor lesions and risk
Makers of melanoma

Part III. Adjuvant therapy of resected cutaneous high risk melanoma

4. Lymphatic mapping and sentinel lymph node biopsy in the care of the patient with melanoma

5. Molecular approaches to adjuvant immunological therapy of melanoma with interferon

6. The case of melanoma vaccines that induce antibodies

7. Vaccine trials in high risk melanoma

8. Adjuvant chemotherapy of malignant melanoma


Part IV. Therapy of advanced metastatic melanoma

9. The role of cytotoxic chemotherapeutic agents either alone or in combination with biological response modifiers

10. Radiosurgery in the management of melanoma brain metastasis

11. PCRR-based detection of malignant Cells



ISBN: 082470102X (alk. paper)

LCCN: 97052827

Subjects--Topical Terms:
Melanoma--Molecular diagnosis.
Melanoma--therapy.
Melanoma--diagnosis.
Molecular Biology.

National Library of Medicine Call No.: QZ 200 M718331 1997