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A chronic non-healing ulcer plantar.

Luisa UnterluggauerIchiro Okamoto
Published in: Skin health and disease (2023)
Acral melanoma is challenging in two ways: it is in some cases difficult to diagnose and, once metastases have occurred, the prognosis is poor as therapy is less effective compared to melanoma from other parts of the skin. Here we report a case, were the correct diagnosis was made after melanoma has spread already to distant sites. Instead of surgery, we decided to start with immunotherapy consisting of Ipilimumab and Nivolumab. A complete response could be achieved without surgery of any tumors, including the primary melanoma.
Keyphrases
  • minimally invasive
  • skin cancer
  • coronary artery bypass
  • basal cell carcinoma
  • surgical site infection
  • coronary artery disease
  • percutaneous coronary intervention
  • mesenchymal stem cells
  • soft tissue
  • drug induced