Melanoma surgery is a fairly minor procedure that can completely cure early stage melanoma. There are minimal risks, and recovery is typically quick. Melanoma is a type of skin cancer that can develop ...

Q: My sister-in-law is 82 years old and was recently diagnosed with melanoma. She has an appointment for treatment in a couple of weeks. I thought this was a serious and deadly disease. Can a patient ...

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 ...

This patient had lentigo maligna melanoma, a cancerous lesion that most commonly arises as a tan or brown macule on sun-damaged surfaces of the skin. 3 The lesion acquires a darker, asymmetrical ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Histologic margin status is a predictor of lentigo maligna melanoma progression. In a univariate analysis, age ...

A compounded form of imiquimod, a topical immune response modifier, showed promise as a treatment for ocular surface malignancies in a small case series. Ocular surface malignancies are typically ...

Dear Doctors: My sister-in-law is 82 years old and was recently diagnosed with melanoma. She has an appointment for treatment in a couple of weeks. I thought this was a serious and deadly disease. Can ...