An elderly patient with advanced locoregional melanoma

Citation
R. Gennari et al., An elderly patient with advanced locoregional melanoma, EUR J SUR O, 25(5), 1999, pp. 550-551
Citations number
5
Categorie Soggetti
Oncology
Journal title
EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF SURGICAL ONCOLOGY
ISSN journal
07487983 → ACNP
Volume
25
Issue
5
Year of publication
1999
Pages
550 - 551
Database
ISI
SICI code
0748-7983(199910)25:5<550:AEPWAL>2.0.ZU;2-J
Abstract
There is no consensus on the management of cancer in elderly patients and a ge per se should not be the sole factor in the decision-making process. We present a case of regional metastatic melanoma in an 83-year-old patient wh o received either untested or inadequate treatments. The general condition and stage of the disease, rather than chronological age alone, should be th e determinant factor.