Radiotherapy for lentigo maligna and lentigo maligna melanoma – a systematic review

Abstract Lentigo maligna (LM) is the most common subtype of in situ melanoma und occurs frequently in the sun-exposed head and neck region in elderly patients. The therapeutic “gold standard” is surgical excision, as there is the risk of progression to invasive (lentigo maligna) melanoma (LMM). Howe...

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Main Authors: Alexandra Hendrickx, Antonio Cozzio, Ludwig Plasswilm, Cédric M. Panje
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2020-07-01
Series:Radiation Oncology
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Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s13014-020-01615-2