CA: A Cancer Journal for Clinicians, Vol 16, 75-82, Copyright
© 1966 by American Cancer Society
Noncutaneous Melanoma
If careful examination of the patient fails to elicit further evidence of metastasis, extirpative surgery is indicated if it does not prejudice the life of the patient or produce undesirable deformity. The bizarre life history of this form of cancer must be kept in mind. The aim of treatment is generally palliative and is accomplished by the simplest of surgical procedures. Roentgen and chemotherapy offer little or no palliation in this clinical setting.