Melanoma is a common cancer in the Western world with an increasing incidence. Sun
exposure is still considered to be the major risk factor for melanoma. The prognosis of …

PURPOSE: To revise the staging system for cutaneous melanoma under the auspices of the
American Joint Committee on Cancer (AJCC). MATERIALS AND METHODS: The prognostic …

For many solid malignancies, lymph node (LN) involvement represents a harbinger of
distant metastatic disease and, therefore, an important prognostic factor. Beyond its utility as …

Answer questions and earn CME/CNE To update the melanoma staging system of the
American Joint Committee on Cancer (AJCC) a large database was assembled comprising> …

Purpose To revise the staging system for cutaneous melanoma on the basis of data from an
expanded American Joint Committee on Cancer (AJCC) Melanoma Staging Database …

PURPOSE: The American Joint Committee on Cancer (AJCC) recently proposed major
revisions of the tumor-node-metastases (TNM) categories and stage groupings for …

Background We evaluated the contribution of sentinel-node biopsy to outcomes in patients
with newly diagnosed melanoma. Methods Patients with a primary cutaneous melanoma …

Fundamentals of Groundwater A thoroughly updated classic on the fundamentals of
groundwater The second edition of Fundamentals of Groundwater delivers an expert …

Photoacoustic imaging is a biomedical imaging modality that provides functional
information, and, with the help of exogenous contrast agents, cellular and molecular …

Purpose The American Society of Clinical Oncology (ASCO) and Society of Surgical
Oncology (SSO) sought to provide an evidence-based guideline on the use of lymphatic …