Patients with small melanoma in situ (MIS) on low-risk body sites that was managed with 5-mm margins had a local recurrence rate of 0.9%, results from a retrospective case series from a single ...

The two factors associated with needing larger final margins were older patient age and larger average preoperative tumor diameters, according to a single-center review of 530 primary MIS cases.

Wide local excision with a 5-mm margin for smaller melanomas in situ (MISs) may be appropriate for sites at low risk of recurrence, Australian researchers suggested, despite recent guidelines ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Positive margins are infrequent following standard excision, but when they do occur it is mostly in the upper ...

Samer Wahood, AB, shares that his research reveals a significant link between July erythemal UV radiation exposure and increased risks of melanoma in situ and invasive melanoma. In this interview, ...