title: Malignant melanoma: early detection and treatment.
abstract: The primary care physician has a critical role in the early detection and cure of malignant melanoma. We present an overview of melanoma epidemiology, offer guidelines for recognition of melanoma and its precursors, review prognosis and staging, and describe the latest developments in surgical and medical treatment.
authors.affiliation: Boston University School of Medicine, Massachusetts.
authors.forename: H K
authors.initials: HK
authors.lastname: Koh
authors.forename: G S
authors.initials: GS
authors.lastname: Rogers
mesh_terms: D001706:Biopsy; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D006801:Humans; D008545:Melanoma / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000473:pathology / Q000628:therapy; D009367:Neoplasm Staging; D011379:Prognosis; D012878:Skin Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000473:pathology / Q000628:therapy