Clinical Management of Malignant Melanoma

1. Front Matter

   Pages I-XI

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2. The Staging and Surgical Management of Primary Malignant Melanoma

   • John Peter Minton

   Pages 1-59

3. Ocular Melanoma

   • H. Stephens Moseley, Frederick T. Fraunfelder

   Pages 61-84

4. Radiation Response of Melanoma

   • James A. Belli

   Pages 85-99

5. The Immunology and Immunotherapy of Human Malignant Melanoma

   • Carl M. Pinsky

   Pages 101-118

6. Modulation of Malignant Melanoma Growth with Vitamins and Other Chemically-Defined Biological Modifiers

   • Marvin D. Bregman, Frank L. Meyskens Jr.

   Pages 119-132

7. Biology and Chemosensitivity of Clonogenic, Human Melanoma Tumor Cells

   • Frank L. Meyskens Jr., Stephen P. Thomson

   Pages 133-150

8. Experimental Chemotherapy of Melanoma

   • Vicram Gupta

   Pages 151-165

9. Back Matter

   Pages 167-170

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Where do you begin to look for a recent, authoritative article on the diagnosis or management ofa particular malignancy? The few general onco­ logy textbooks are generally out of date. Single papers in specialized journals are informative but seldom comprehensive; these are more often prelimi­ nary reports on a very limited number of patients. Certain general journals frequently publish good indepth reviews of cancer topics, and published symposium lectures are often the best overviews available. Unfortunately, these reviews and supplements appear sporadically, and the reader can nev­ er be sure when a topic of special interest will be covered. Cancer Treatment and Research is a series of authoritative volumes which aim to meet this need. It is an attempt to establish a critical mass of oncology literature covering virtually all oncology topics, revised frequently to keep the coverage up to date, easily available on a single library shelf or by a single personal subscription. We have approached the problem in the following fashion. First, by div­ iding the oncology literature into specific subdividions such as lung cancer, genitourinary cancer, pediatric oncology, etc. Second, by asking eminent authorities in each of these areas to edit a volume on the specific topic on an annual or biannual basis. Each topic and tumor type is covered in a volume appearing frequently and predictably, discussing current diagnosis, staging, markers, all forms of treatment modalities, basic biology, and more.

• Staging
• cancer treatment
• immunotherapy
• melanoma
• tumor

• Division of Hematology/Oncology Cancer Center, University of Texas Medical Branch, Galveston, USA

  John J. Costanzi

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