Kazumasa Wakamatsu, Akira Ito, Yasuaki Tamura, Tokimasa Hida, Takafumi Kamiya, Toshihiko Torigoe, Hiroyuki Honda, Shosuke Ito, Kowichi Jimbow
Malignant melanoma is one of the most malignant of all cancers. Melanoma occurs at the epidermo-dermal interface of the skin and mucosa, where small vessels and lymphatics are abundant. Consequently, from the onset of the disease, melanoma easily metastasizes to other organs throughout the body via lymphatic and blood circulation. At present, the most effective treatment method is surgical resection, and other attempted methods, such as chemotherapy, radiotherapy, immunotherapy, targeted therapy, and gene therapy, have not yet produced sufficient results...
November 14, 2022: Cancers