title: Surgical management of primary and recurrent melanoma.
abstract: Melanoma accounts for less than 2% of skin cancer cases but causes most skin cancer-related deaths. Surgery continues to be the cornerstone of treatment of melanoma and surgical principles are guided by data derived from clinical research. This article examines the evolution of surgical techniques for the diagnosis and treatment of primary and locally recurrent melanoma.
authors.affiliation: Department of Surgical Oncology, Fox Chase Cancer Center, 333 Cottman Avenue, Philadelphia, PA 19111, USA. Electronic address: Jeffrey.Farma@fccc.edu.
authors.forename: Jeffrey M
authors.initials: JM
authors.lastname: Farma
authors.affiliation: Department of Surgical Oncology, Fox Chase Cancer Center, 333 Cottman Avenue, Philadelphia, PA 19111, USA.
authors.forename: Nandini
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Kulkarni
authors.affiliation: Division of General Surgery, Department of Surgery, David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA, 10833 Le Conte Avenue, Los Angeles, CA 90095, USA; Division of Surgical Oncology, Department of Surgery, David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA, 10833 Le Conte Avenue, Los Angeles, CA 90095, USA.
authors.forename: Cary
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Hsu
mesh_terms: D001706:Biopsy; D006801:Humans; D008545:Melanoma / Q000473:pathology* / Q000601:surgery*; D009364:Neoplasm Recurrence, Local / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery; D011379:Prognosis; D016032:Randomized Controlled Trials as Topic; D012878:Skin Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology* / Q000601:surgery*
keywords: Biopsy technique; Excision; Local recurrence; Melanoma