The role of surgery in the treatment of distant metastases of skin melanomar

The choice of tactics in the treatment of one of the most common types of cancer skin- melanomy- is currently an urgent task facing the cancer community. High activity of local growth and regional metastasis of melanoma, its capacity for dissemination and multiple distant métastasés make this task extremely important factor, largely determining the course and outcome of disease. Metastatic melanoma skin requires complex treatment, one of whose components is the surgical method. This article analyzes the use of surgical treatment of distant métastasés of melanoma, depending on the location, quantity and rate of growth, the nature and effectiveness of previous treatment, the patient’s general condition. The authors have shown the prospects of application of surgical treatment in the radical treatment of patients with distant métastasés of melanoma, the effectiveness of this method in the palliative treatment of metastatic melanoma and important role in the treatment of distant métastasés of melanoma in combination with other treatments.