The prognostic significance of histological regression in primary melanoma has been
debated for many years. We aim to review the evidence to see how histological regression …

Purpose Hybrid image-guided surgery technologies such as combined radio-and
fluorescence-guidance are increasingly gaining interest, but their added value still needs to …

The contribution of nuclear medicine to management of melanoma patients is increasing. In
intermediate-thickness N0 melanomas, lymphoscintigraphy provides a roadmap for sentinel …

Background There is a lack of consensus regarding optimal surgical excision margins for
primary cutaneous melanoma> 1 mm in Breslow thickness (BT). A narrower surgical margin …

Background Guidelines for melanoma recommend sentinel lymph node biopsy (SLNB) in
patients with melanomas≥ 1 mm thickness. Recent single institution studies have found …

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Background: National Comprehensive Cancer Network (NCCN) melanoma treatment
guidelines are based on best available literature. We evaluated NCCN excision margin and …

Background Sentinel lymph node (SLN) metastasis in patients with thin melanomas (≤ 1
mm) is uncommon but adverse prognostic factors may indicate an increased risk. We sought …

Background A proportion of patients develop recurrence following a tumour-negative
sentinel lymph node biopsy (SLNB). This study aimed to explore whether melanoma …

Background Planar lymphoscintigraphy (PL) has a lower detection rate of sentinel lymph
nodes (SLNs) in head and neck melanoma compared with other sites. We assessed …