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What Is The Treatment Of Melanoma ?
hi my daughter had a lesion removed from her ear and they termed it PEM or overlaps with animal type melanoma she went back in and had a wider margih removed.my question is will she need any other treatment and if so what would she need?
Tue, 25 Jan 2011
The list of treatments mentioned in various sources for Animal-type melanoma includes the following list. Always seek professional medical advice about any treatment or change in treatment plans.
Surgery along with radiotherapy
Surgery
Excision of primary +/- regional lymph nodes
Excision of metastases
Chemotherapy - mainly used for metastatic disease
Biological therapies - for metastatic disease
Radiotherapy - may be used for treatment of symptomatic bony metastases, or cerebral metastases
Surgery along with radiotherapy
Surgery
Excision of primary +/- regional lymph nodes
Excision of metastases
Chemotherapy - mainly used for metastatic disease
Biological therapies - for metastatic disease
Radiotherapy - may be used for treatment of symptomatic bony metastases, or cerebral metastases
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I also wanted to mention that she is only nine years old.lately she has complained about pain in her neck.does this have any thing to do with this?should i mention it to the doctor when we go back?
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