Updates in the evidence-based management of cutaneous melanoma.
Ryan P GoepfertJeffrey N MyersJeffrey E GershenwaldPublished in: Head & neck (2020)
Treatment of cutaneous melanoma is changing with significant developments over the past several years that promise to reshape the field of melanoma surgical oncology. Modifications to the staging system based on analysis of a large international dataset, the timing and extent of regional lymphadenectomy, the emergence of effective systemic therapies in the neoadjuvant and adjuvant setting, and the role of adjuvant radiation are all undergoing a data-driven evolution. Surgeon engagement in multidisciplinary decision making remains an essential component of contemporary management for patients across all stages of melanoma and demands specific involvement of head and neck surgical oncologists.
Keyphrases
- lymph node
- early stage
- end stage renal disease
- skin cancer
- decision making
- chronic kidney disease
- rectal cancer
- newly diagnosed
- palliative care
- peritoneal dialysis
- robot assisted
- ejection fraction
- lymph node metastasis
- prognostic factors
- sentinel lymph node
- squamous cell carcinoma
- locally advanced
- big data
- deep learning
- radiation therapy
- combination therapy
- minimally invasive
- smoking cessation