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The importance of surgical margins in melanoma
Author(s) -
Ethun Cecilia G.,
Delman Keith A.
Publication year - 2016
Publication title -
journal of surgical oncology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.201
H-Index - 111
eISSN - 1096-9098
pISSN - 0022-4790
DOI - 10.1002/jso.24111
Subject(s) - medicine , context (archaeology) , melanoma , surgical resection , margin (machine learning) , resection , surgery , surgical procedures , systemic therapy , general surgery , cancer , paleontology , cancer research , machine learning , breast cancer , computer science , biology
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. J. Surg. Oncol. 2016;113:339–345 . © 2015 Wiley Periodicals, Inc.