Palliation

Melanoma/Skin Cancer

Questions discussed in this category

How would you manage a cardiac metastasis from Merkel cell carcinoma?

The patient has an asymptomatic metastasis in the left atrial appendage. Would you start off with immunotherapy then add radiation later, or visa ver...

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How do you approach breast conserving therapy in a woman who has formed bothersome keloids after prior surgeries?

Is there any alteration in approach from the medical, surgical, or radiation oncology perspective that can mitigate the risk of forming keloids withou...

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What dose-fractionation would you use to treat a single large melanoma lung metastasis?

How does your fractionation choice change if the lesion is abutting the pleura?

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What is your preferred approach for the management of choroidal oligometastases?

How do you decide between plaque brachytherapy and external beam approaches? What dose do you use for plaque brachytherapy? For external beam, what do...

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How do you best palliate metastatic skin and subcutaneous melanoma lesions?

Do you hypofractionate or add any concurrent systemic therapy? What specific dose-fractionation regimens do you recommend?

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