ONCOLOGY BOARD REVIEW MANUAL
STATEMENT OF
EDITORIAL PURPOSE
The Hospital Physician Oncology Board Review
Manual is a study guide for fellows and practicing
physicians preparing for board examinations in
oncology. Each manual reviews a topic essential
to the current practice of oncology.
PUBLISHING STAFF
Cutaneous Melanoma
Series Editor:
Arthur T. Skarin, MD, FACP, FCCP
Distinguished Professor, Dana-Farber Cancer Institute,
Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA
PRESIDENT, GROUP PUBLISHER
Bruce M. White
SENIOR EDITOR
Robert Litchkofski
EXECUTIVE VICE PRESIDENT
Barbara T. White
Contributors:
Rizwan Haq, MD, PhD
Instructor of Medicine, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA;
and Assistant Physician in Medicine, Massachusetts General
Hospital, Boston
F. Stephen Hodi, MD
Associate Professor, Department of Medicine, Harvard
Medical School, Boston, MA; and Director, Melanoma
Disease Center, Dana-Farber Cancer Institute, Boston
EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR
OF OPERATIONS
Jean M. Gaul
Table of Contents
NOTE FROM THE PUBLISHER:
This publication has been developed without involvement of or review by the American Board of Internal Medicine.
Introduction ............................. 2
Etiology and Risk Factors ................... 2
Clinical Evaluation and Initial Management. . . . . 3
Treatment ............................... 8
Conclusion ............................. 11
Board Review Questions. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11
References ............................. 11
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