Juan A Santamaria-Barria1, Joshua M V Mammen2. 1. Division of Surgical Oncology, Department of Surgery, University of Nebraska Medical Center, 986880 Nebraska Medical Center, Omaha, NE, 68198-6880, USA. 2. Division of Surgical Oncology, Department of Surgery, University of Nebraska Medical Center, 986880 Nebraska Medical Center, Omaha, NE, 68198-6880, USA. jmammen@unmc.edu.
Abstract
PURPOSE OF REVIEW: To review and update surgeons about the evolving complexities in the surgical management of melanoma including lymph node staging and treatment. RECENT FINDINGS: Primary resection with adequate margins continues to be the standard of care for localized cutaneous melanoma. Sentinel lymph node biopsy is confirmed to be a powerful tool due to its prognostic value and informative guidance for adjuvant treatments and surveillance. Due to the lack of benefit in melanoma-specific survival and distant metastasis-free survival, completion lymph node dissection is not performed routinely after a positive sentinel lymph node biopsy. Neoadjuvant systemic treatment approaches for advanced loco-regional disease show promise in phase I and II clinical trial data, and phase III studies. The surgical management of cutaneous melanoma continues to evolve with further de-escalation of the extent of excision of primary melanomas and the management of lymph node disease.
PURPOSE OF REVIEW: To review and update surgeons about the evolving complexities in the surgical management of melanoma including lymph node staging and treatment. RECENT FINDINGS: Primary resection with adequate margins continues to be the standard of care for localized cutaneous melanoma. Sentinel lymph node biopsy is confirmed to be a powerful tool due to its prognostic value and informative guidance for adjuvant treatments and surveillance. Due to the lack of benefit in melanoma-specific survival and distant metastasis-free survival, completion lymph node dissection is not performed routinely after a positive sentinel lymph node biopsy. Neoadjuvant systemic treatment approaches for advanced loco-regional disease show promise in phase I and II clinical trial data, and phase III studies. The surgical management of cutaneous melanoma continues to evolve with further de-escalation of the extent of excision of primary melanomas and the management of lymph node disease.
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