Primary and metastatic melanoma treatment

Melanoma is a malignant formation that occurs on the skin, mainly at the site of a mole. The tumour develops from skin cells that produce a pigment such as melanin, which is responsible for tanning and skin colour. The disease can affect people of any age under the influence of certain factors:

• Heredity.
• Excess insolation.
• The sudden appearance of age spots in middle age.
• Moles undergoing permanent trauma.
• Bright skin.
• Long stay in the solarium.
• Exposure to sunlight during childhood or adolescence.
• Lack of immunity.
• The presence of large nevi on the body.

Symptoms

Some subspecies of melanomas are characterized by rapid growth, metastases on internal organs. Others can grow slowly over several years. Therefore, it is important to determine the form of pathology in time in order to develop a rational treatment tactic. Melanoma can be suspected by the following signs:

• Change in colour, the contours of a mole, on which hairs may appear.
• A sensation of pain, discomfort.
• Itching in the area of ​​skin lesion.
• Bleeding nevus.
• Pigmentation.
• The appearance of ulcers and seals.
• Swelling of tissues and violation of the integrity of the skin around the tumour.

Diagnosis

Melanoma of the skin is classified into several varieties depending on the form of spread and the cellular composition of the tumour. Accordingly, treatment is selected taking into account the specific nature of the disease. Therefore, the diagnosis should be carried out carefully and extremely reliably, which at Tel Aviv Medical Clinic allows you to achieve the use of advanced equipment and many years of experience of leading Israeli specialists. In the clinic, the examination includes not only an examination but also laboratory, instrumental methods of diagnosis.

• Dermatoscopy.
• Biopsy of the affected area of ​​tissue and lymph nodes.
• Radiography.
• CT scan.
• Blood chemistry.
• MRI.
• Ultrasound.

Melanoma Treatment at Tel Aviv Medical Clinic

The treatment protocol is developed individually based on the results of the examination, and includes standard, effective methods.

• Surgical removal of a malignant neoplasm – excision of a tumour with the capture of surrounding tissues. The remaining postoperative defect is corrected by plastic surgery.
• Chemotherapy.
• Radiotherapy.
• Hormone therapy.