Number of metastases, serum lactate dehydrogenase level, and type of treatment are prognostic factors in patients with brain metastases of malignant melanoma.

Abstract

The overall survival of patients with BM-MM primarily depends on the number of metastases and pretreatment level of LDH. In the case of a single brain metastasis, stereotactic radiotherapy or neurosurgical metastasectomy is by far the most important factor for improving survival.

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Subjects

• Adolescent
• Adult
• Aged
• Aged, 80 and over
• Brain Neoplasms
• Child
• Female
• Humans
• L-Lactate Dehydrogenase
• Melanoma
• Middle Aged
• Prognosis
• Skin Neoplasms
• Survival Analysis

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Authors

• Thomas K Eigentler
• Adina Figl
• Dietmar Krex
• Peter Mohr
• Cornelia Mauch
• Knut Rass
• Azize Bostroem
• Oliver Heese
• Oliver Koelbl
• Claus Garbe
• Dirk Schadendorf

Publication date

2011-04-07

Journal

Journal topics

• Neoplasms

Language

Eng.

Copyright

Cancer

Division of Dermatooncology, Department of Dermatology, University Hospital Tuebingen, Tuebingen, Germany.

Release reference

Cancer. 2011 Apr;117(8):1697-703

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