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Laser ablation and cryotherapy of melanoma metastases
Hannah E John1, Peter J Mahaffey
1Laser Treatment Centre, Bedford Hospital NHS Trust, Bedford, UK.
Journal of Surgical Oncology
|November 20, 2013
Abstract:
Both laser therapy and cryotherapy have been used with good results in the ablation of cutaneous melanoma metastases. There is less literature evidence in support of cryotherapy. Carbon dioxide laser therapy is a simple, low cost, patient-friendly technique, effective for palliation of individual lesions. There is evidence of a more profound regional effect, with unexplained absences of recurrence at treated sites and reported complete remissions, which demands further investigation.

