Surgical management of primary and recurrent melanoma

Jeffrey M Farma; Nandini Kulkarni; Cary Hsu

doi:10.1016/j.soc.2014.12.003

Surgical management of primary and recurrent melanoma

Surg Oncol Clin N Am. 2015 Apr;24(2):239-47. doi: 10.1016/j.soc.2014.12.003. Epub 2015 Jan 22.

Authors

Jeffrey M Farma¹, Nandini Kulkarni², Cary Hsu³

Affiliations

¹ Department of Surgical Oncology, Fox Chase Cancer Center, 333 Cottman Avenue, Philadelphia, PA 19111, USA. Electronic address: Jeffrey.Farma@fccc.edu.
² Department of Surgical Oncology, Fox Chase Cancer Center, 333 Cottman Avenue, Philadelphia, PA 19111, USA.
³ Division of General Surgery, Department of Surgery, David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA, 10833 Le Conte Avenue, Los Angeles, CA 90095, USA; Division of Surgical Oncology, Department of Surgery, David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA, 10833 Le Conte Avenue, Los Angeles, CA 90095, USA.

PMID: 25769709
DOI: 10.1016/j.soc.2014.12.003

Abstract

Melanoma accounts for less than 2% of skin cancer cases but causes most skin cancer-related deaths. Surgery continues to be the cornerstone of treatment of melanoma and surgical principles are guided by data derived from clinical research. This article examines the evolution of surgical techniques for the diagnosis and treatment of primary and locally recurrent melanoma.

Keywords: Biopsy technique; Excision; Local recurrence; Melanoma.

Publication types

Review

MeSH terms

Biopsy
Humans
Melanoma / pathology*
Melanoma / surgery*
Neoplasm Recurrence, Local* / pathology
Neoplasm Recurrence, Local* / surgery
Prognosis
Randomized Controlled Trials as Topic
Skin Neoplasms / pathology*
Skin Neoplasms / surgery*