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This study aims to investigate the role of CO laser evaporation in the treatment of melanoma patients with satellite or in-transit metastases. Patients who underwent CO laser evaporation were retrospectively included between November 2002 and August 2018. The Sharplan 40C CO laser was used with a hi...

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Published inMelanoma management Vol. 6; no. 1
Main Authors Vrielink, Otis M, Kruijff, Schelto, van Leeuwen, Barbara L, Roodenburg, Jan LN
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Future Medicine Ltd 01.04.2019
01.03.2019
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in-transit
laser
melanoma
metastases
satellite
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Summary:This study aims to investigate the role of CO laser evaporation in the treatment of melanoma patients with satellite or in-transit metastases. Patients who underwent CO laser evaporation were retrospectively included between November 2002 and August 2018. The Sharplan 40C CO laser was used with a high pulse wave mode. Data concerning patient and tumor characteristics, CO laser evaporation and subsequent therapies were collected. A total of 26 patients were included. Median duration of local control was 5.5 months. The median number of lesions evaporated per treatment was three (1-16); patients received a median of three (1-19) treatments. In a selected group of melanoma patients with satellite or in-transit metastases, CO laser evaporation should be considered as treatment for local control.
ISSN:2045-0885
2045-0893
DOI:10.2217/mmt-2018-0008