Current research and clinical management of melanoma (cancer treatment and research 65).

A comprehensive and up-to-date review of both current research and clinical management of melanoma, arranged in such a way as to be maximally user-friendly to both the basic scientist and the clinician interested in this disease.

Preface, L. Nathanson. 1. Etiology of Melanoma, H.K. Koh, T.H. Sinks, A.C. Geller, D.R. Miller, R.A. Lew. 2. Epidemiology of Melanoma, M.A. Weinstock. 3. Early Detection of Melanoma, L.S. Albert, A.J. Sober. 4. The Role of Microscopic Evaluation in the Management of Cutaneous Melanoma, A.J. Cochran, S. Binder, F. Remotti. 5. The Prevention of Cutaneous Melanoma: High Risk Groups, Chemoprevention, Education and Screening, M.H. Greene. 6. The Natural History of Melanoma including the Pattern of Metastatic Spread and the Biological Bases for Metastases, Staging of Melanoma, M.A. Warso, A.W. Boddie. 7. Intraocular Melanomas, J.A. Sahel, D.M. Albert. 8. The Molecular Genetics of Human Malignant Melanoma, A.P. Albino, J.W. Fountain. 9. Immunology and Immunotherapy of Melanoma, W.D.-Y. Quan, M.S. Mitchell. 10. Positive and Negative Growth Regulation in Melanoma: Growth Factors, Intracellular Signalling and the Cell Cycle, D.L. Coppock, L. Nathanson. 11. Surgery of Melanoma, D.M. Coit. 12. Chemotherapy of Malignant Melanoma, L. Nathanson, S. Jilani. 13. Radiotherapy of Melanoma, M.J. Dougherty, M.M. Kligerman. Index.