title: The addition of the surgical robot to skin cancer management.
abstract: We present the introduction of the surgical robot for pelvic lymphadenectomy for skin cancer through a cross-specialty collaboration. In this prospective series, we include the first report of cases undergoing robot-assisted pelvic lymph node dissection for Merkel cell carcinoma and  melanoma in the recognised scientific literature.
authors: Guy's and St Thomas' NHS Foundation Trust, UK.
authors: A D MacKenzie
authors: AD
authors: Ross
authors: P
authors: P
authors: Kumar
authors: B J
authors: BJ
authors: Challacombe
authors: P
authors: P
authors: Dasgupta
authors: J L C
authors: JL
authors: Geh
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D015266:Carcinoma, Merkel Cell / Q000601:surgery*; D002294:Carcinoma, Squamous Cell / Q000601:surgery*; D004867:Equipment Design; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D010535:Laparoscopy / Q000295:instrumentation; D007902:Length of Stay; D008197:Lymph Node Excision / Q000295:instrumentation*; D008545:Melanoma / Q000601:surgery*; D008875:Middle Aged; D061646:Operative Time; D011183:Postoperative Complications / Q000209:etiology; D011446:Prospective Studies; D012371:Robotics / Q000295:instrumentation*; D012878:Skin Neoplasms / Q000601:surgery*