Melanoma: latest diagnosis methods, surgical treatments and follow-up procedures.
Melanoma is a disease that is estimated will affect approximately 1 in 80 Americans. It is a potentially lethal cutaneous malignancy that requires initial diagnosis by full thickness incisional or excisional biopsy followed by appropriate surgical care. Prospective randomized studies for adjuvant therapy with intermediate (0.76-4 mm. Breslow depth), and deeper (4 mm. or greater Breslow depth) lesions will be discussed. This paper outlines an algorithm for lifelong postoperative clinical follow-up.
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Waynesburg College, Waynesburg, Pa., USA.
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D000276:Adjuvants, Immunologic / Q000627:therapeutic use; D000465:Algorithms; D003131:Combined Modality Therapy; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D006801:Humans; D008545:Melanoma / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000628:therapy*; D011379:Prognosis; D012867:Skin / Q000473:pathology; D012878:Skin Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000628:therapy*
D000276:Adjuvants, Immunologic