title: Cutaneous melanoma: detecting it earlier, weighing management options.
authors.affiliation: Division of Dermatology, Department of Internal Medicine, Mercer University School of Medicine, Macon, GA, USA. joshua.lane@lycos.com
authors.forename: Joshua E
authors.initials: JE
authors.lastname: Lane
authors.forename: Rory R
authors.initials: RR
authors.lastname: Dalton
authors.forename: Omar P
authors.initials: OP
authors.lastname: Sangueza
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D001707:Biopsy, Needle; D017024:Chemotherapy, Adjuvant; D003131:Combined Modality Therapy; D042241:Early Diagnosis; D019317:Evidence-Based Medicine; D005194:Family Practice; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007150:Immunohistochemistry; D008297:Male; D008403:Mass Screening / Q000379:methods*; D008545:Melanoma / Q000401:mortality / Q000473:pathology / Q000517:prevention & control* / Q000628:therapy*; D008875:Middle Aged; D015580:Mohs Surgery / Q000379:methods; D009361:Neoplasm Invasiveness / Q000473:pathology*; D009367:Neoplasm Staging; D011379:Prognosis; D018714:Radiotherapy, Adjuvant; D016032:Randomized Controlled Trials as Topic; D012878:Skin Neoplasms / Q000401:mortality / Q000473:pathology / Q000517:prevention & control* / Q000628:therapy*; D016019:Survival Analysis