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The importance of surgical margins in melanoma
Cecilia G Ethun1, Keith A Delman1
1Division of Surgical Oncology, Department of Surgery, Winship Cancer Institute, Emory University, Atlanta, Georgia.
Journal of Surgical Oncology
|December 15, 2015
Abstract:
Optimization of margins to minimize morbidity and maximize local control is critical to the success of surgical management of primary melanomas. This article synthesizes the historical perspectives and key clinical trials that have contributed to the evolution of resection margins for melanoma, focusing on the importance of surgical margins in the context of an era of improvements in systemic therapy and greater use of minimally invasive techniques.

