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The
Peter Mac Melanoma and Skin Oncology Service offers diagnostic and
treatment facilities for all types and stages of skin malignancy.
The Melanoma and Skin Oncology Service is unique in offering patients
access to simultaneous, multi-specialist opinion and management of
complicated, advanced, recurrent, metastatic, and rare presentations
of melanoma and non-melanoma skin cancers. |
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Melanoma
of all primary sites (cutaneous, ocular and mucosal) |
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Diagnosis
and surveillance of dysplastic nevi |
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Basal
and squamous cell carcinomas |
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Merkel
cell carcinomas |
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Other
rare skin carcinomas; Kaposis' and other skin sarcomas; and
benign dermatological diseases occurring in patients with other
cancer types. |
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Biopsy
to provide molecular analyses and staging of skin cancer. |
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Sentinel
lymph node biopsy to provide accurate prognostic information. |
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Early
detection of melanomas in high-risk patients, including screening
and genetic counselling for familial melanoma. |
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Comprehensive
range of local treatment options for skin malignancies, including: |
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conventional
surgery |
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complex
reconstructive surgery |
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radiotherapy,
cryosurgery |
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intralesional
and topical treatments |
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Biologic
therapies, including interferon therapy and immunotherapy |
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Palliative
and adjuvant radiotherapy, including combined radiation and
biological therapies |
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Active
clinical trials program including vaccine therapy and molecular
targeted therapies |
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Access
to Positron Emission Tomography scanning and other specialist
imaging modalities for diagnosis, staging of skin malignancies
and monitoring of therapy |
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| Chair
of Melanoma & Skin Service |
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Mr
David Speakman |
MB
BS FRACS |
Page
through Peter Mac Switchboard |
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| Dermatologist |
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Dr
Christopher McCormack |
MB
BS FACP |
Page
through Peter Mac Switchboard |
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| Medical
Oncology |
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Dr
Grant McArthur |
MB
BS(Hons) BMedSc PhD FRACP |
Ph:
9656 1616 |
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Dr
Marissa Grossi |
MB
BS FRACP |
Ph:
9656 1195 |
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| Palliative
Care |
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Dr
Odette Spruyt |
MBChB
DipObst FRACP FAChPM |
Ph:
9656 1109 |
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Dr
Simon Wein |
MB
BS FRACP FAChPM |
Ph:
9656 1919 |
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| Radiation
Oncologists |
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Dr
Andrew Hui |
MB
BS FRANZCR |
Ph:
9656 3711 |
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Dr
Matthew Seel |
MB
BS FRANZCR |
Page
through Peter Mac Switchboard |
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| Surgical
Oncology |
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Assoc
Prof Michael Henderson |
MB
BS MD BMedSc FRACS |
Ph:
9656 3527 |
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Mr
Bruce Mann |
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Page
through Peter Mac Switchboard |
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Mr
David Speakman |
MB
BS FRACS |
Page
through Peter Mac Switchboard |
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Prof
Robert JS Thomas |
MB
BS FRACS FRCS(Eng) MS |
Ph:
9656 1110 |
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| Plastic
Surgeons |
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Mr
Simon Donahoe |
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through Peter Mac Switchboard |
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Mr
Felix Behan |
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through Peter Mac Switchboard |
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Mr
Jeremy Wilson |
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Page
through Peter Mac Switchboard |
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Mr
tim Brown |
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through Peter Mac Switchboard |
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Mr
Terry Wu |
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through Peter Mac Switchboard |
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| Nurse
Co-ordinator |
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Ms
Marianne Griffin |
RN.
Div 1, B.Arts |
Contact
Pager 7323 |
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Specialised
Diagnostics
Access to Position Emission Tomography scanning and other specialist
imaging modalities for diagnosis, staging of skin malignancies, and
monitoring of therapy.
Specialised Treatments
Cytotoxic limb infusion for treatment of melanoma and skin cancer
in transit metastases
Stereotactic radiosurgery for brain metastases |
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| A Randomised
clinical trial of surgery versus surgery plus adjuvant radiotherapy
for regional control in patients with completely resected mascroscopic
nodal metastatic melanoma - an intergroup Australian and New Zealand
multicentre study with the Trial Centre at the Peter MacCallum Cancer
Centre Statistical Centre and Chairperson Dr Jill Ainslie. |
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