1982
Granulomatous lymphangitis. A complication of intralymphatic immunotherapy with methanol extraction residue of BCG (MER)
Kirkwood J, Ariyan S, Nordlund J, Forget B. Granulomatous lymphangitis. A complication of intralymphatic immunotherapy with methanol extraction residue of BCG (MER). Cancer 1982, 50: 1299-1303. PMID: 7104973, DOI: 10.1002/1097-0142(19821001)50:7<1299::aid-cncr2820500714>3.0.co;2-#.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsBacille Calmette-GuerinMethanol extraction residueCalmette-GuerinThick primary melanomasDefinitive surgical excisionAdjuvant therapyIntralymphatic immunotherapyRegional metastasesRecurrent melanomaRegional nodalClinical presentationSurgical excisionAdjuvant agentLocal instillationIntralymphatic injectionsPrimary tumorPrimary melanomaAntitumor effectsGranulomatous lymphangitisExperimental animalsSubstantial riskComplicationsThick primariesImmunotherapyTherapyIntralymphatic and regional surgical adjuvant immunotherapy in high-risk melanoma of the extremities.
Ariyan S, Kirkwood J, Mitchell M, Nordlund J, Lerner A, Papac R. Intralymphatic and regional surgical adjuvant immunotherapy in high-risk melanoma of the extremities. Surgery 1982, 92: 459-63. PMID: 7112396.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsBacillus Calmette-GuerinSurgical adjuvant immunotherapyMER-BCGAdjuvant immunotherapyControl groupHigh-risk malignant melanomaDisease-free survivalHigh-risk melanomaIntraoperative infiltrationImmunotherapy groupIntradermal vaccinationIntralymphatic immunotherapyRegional lymphadenectomyConsecutive patientsSurgical excisionCalmette-GuerinMalignant melanomaPatientsImmunotherapyMethanol-extractable residueLymphadenectomyRecurrenceMelanomaExtremitiesSame interval
1979
Immunologie Aspects of Malignant Tumors
Ariyan S. Immunologie Aspects of Malignant Tumors. Clinics In Plastic Surgery 1979, 6: 125-142. PMID: 313868, DOI: 10.1016/s0094-1298(20)32061-7.Chapters