Management of Melanoma

This issue of the Surgical Oncology Clinics of North America is devoted to covering the important topic of melanoma. The incidence of primary cutaneous melanoma continues to increase each year. While melanoma accounts for the majority of skin cancer –related deaths, surgical treatment of early disease can be curative. Over the last decade, there have been marked changes in the surgical and systemic treatment of melanoma. For example, within the surgical field, there have been multiple prospective randomized clinical trials to define the exten t of surgery with important changes to how the nodal basin should be managed and staged.
Source: Surgical Oncology Clinics of North America - Category: Surgery Authors: Tags: Foreword Source Type: research