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An elderly patient with advanced locoregional melanoma
R Gennari1, S H Stoldt, A Testori
1Department of Surgery, Division of Surgical Oncology, Milan, Italy. rgennari@ieo.it
Abstract:
There is no consensus on the management of cancer in elderly patients and age per se should not be the sole factor in the decision-making process. We present a case of regional metastatic melanoma in an 83-year-old patient who received either untested or inadequate treatments. The general condition and stage of the disease, rather than chronological age alone, should be the determinant factor.