Melanoma, An Issue of Surgical Oncology Clinics of North America

In this issue of Surgical Oncology Clinics, guest editor Dr. Genevieve Boland brings her considerable expertise to the topic of Melanoma. Top experts provide a timely update on management of melanoma, with articles on nodal management, stage 4 surgery, margins, systemic therapy, and neoadjuvant therapy, as well as vaccines in melanoma and ocular and mucosal melanoma.Contains 10 relevant, practice-oriented topics including margins for melanoma: alternative approaches (Mohs), extent of resection (lentigo maligna MIS, SSM, Melmart), and future considerations; age and gender correlations with melanoma outcomes; systemic therapy for melanoma: what surgeons need to know; is nodal staging needed, what is the value, and what is the extent of surgery?; and moreProvides in-depth clinical reviews on melanoma, offering actionable insights for clinical practicePresents the latest information on this timely, focused topic under the leadership of experienced editors in the field. Authors synthesize and distill the latest research and practice guidelines to create clinically significant, topic-based reviews