Overview

Metastatic melanoma is an oncological disease in which secondary tumours spread throughout the human body in a short period. With melanoma, the risk of spreading metastases to the brain is the highest among the most common oncological diseases. Most often, metastases of the melanoma to the brain manifest haemorrhage into the tumour, and clinically manifested by a stroke-like condition. Features of intracerebral metastases of melanoma include their tendency to form multiple foci, hematogenous metastasis. Melanoma is a tumour that is weakly sensitive to ionizing radiation.

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 subtypes of melanoma 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 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. 
• The 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. 

A qualified specialist will conduct the necessary diagnostics and select the optimal treatment regimen.

Treatment 

Skin melanoma is classified according to 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.

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.