title: Current concepts in cutaneous melanoma: malignant melanoma.
abstract: Melanoma of the skin is one of the most clinically important skin and soft tissue lesions encountered by the practicing general surgeon. If it is properly diagnosed and treated in its early stages, its prognosis and outcome are uniformly favorable. The current concepts in malignant melanoma are discussed.
authors.affiliation: Department of Surgery, Maine Medical Center, Division of Surgical Oncology, 22 Bramhall Street, Portland, ME 04102, USA. adoben@gmail.com
authors.forename: Andrew R
authors.initials: AR
authors.lastname: Doben
authors.forename: Dougald C
authors.initials: DC
authors.lastname: MacGillivray
mesh_terms: D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D006801:Humans; D008207:Lymphatic Metastasis; D008545:Melanoma / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000601:surgery; D015580:Mohs Surgery / Q000379:methods*; D011379:Prognosis; D021701:Sentinel Lymph Node Biopsy / Q000379:methods; D012878:Skin Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000601:surgery