title: Local recurrence of melanoma.
abstract: The precise classification of local recurrence of melanoma as either persistent incompletely excised primary melanoma or metastasis, is essential to the assessment of the efficacy of the treatment and prognosis, and to the logical conclusion of the debate about margins of excision for melanoma.
authors.affiliation: Department of Pathology, University of Western Australia, Queen Elizabeth II Medical Centre, Australia.
authors.forename: P J
authors.initials: PJ
authors.lastname: Heenan
mesh_terms: D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007150:Immunohistochemistry; D015994:Incidence; D008297:Male; D008545:Melanoma / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000473:pathology* / Q000601:surgery*; D009364:Neoplasm Recurrence, Local / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000473:pathology*; D011379:Prognosis; D018570:Risk Assessment; D012878:Skin Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000473:pathology* / Q000601:surgery*