Cutaneous melanoma is the major cause of mortality from all skin cancers. The treatment
has been revolutionized in recent years by introduction of immunotherapy and targeted …

Introduction Completion lymph node dissection (CLND) for microscopic lymph node
metastases has been replaced by observation; however, CLND is standard for clinically …

Background There is promising data on minimally invasive inguinal lymphadenectomy
indicating decreased wound complications compared with the standard open approach. We …

Recent advances in immuno-oncology have led to a paradigm shift in the treatment of
advanced cutaneous melanoma. The aim of this thesis is to investigate the role of surgery in …

This article discusses acral melanoma, a rare subtype of melanoma often presented at the
later stages of the disease and is, thus, associated with poor survival rates, especially in …

Historically, open lymphadenectomy was performed for all patients with stage III disease
regardless of nodal burden (including immunohistochemistry positive-only sentinel lymph …