Question
A 33-year-old male recently experienced unusual physical symptoms, including poor mental state, decreased appetite, and pale complexion, which may indicate melanoma. He wants to know how to treat malignant melanoma securely?
Answer
Malignant melanoma is a type of malignant tumor, and even after surgical removal, there is still a risk of recurrence and metastasis. Therefore, after surgery, it is necessary to determine whether radiotherapy or chemotherapy is needed based on the pathological report and surgical records. If chemotherapy is required, the patient should go to the oncology department for follow-up treatment, while radiotherapy requires subsequent treatment at the radiation therapy department. After surgery, it is necessary to closely monitor the wound healing process. If radiotherapy is needed, it must wait until the wound is completely healed before proceeding.