5 Surgical Management—Lentigo Maligna and Invasive Melanoma Samuel Kim, Stephan Ariyan, and Deepak Narayan LENTIGO MALIGNA Introduction Lentigo maligna (LM), otherwise known as Hutchinson’s melanotic freckle, is a…
6 Special Sites Sarah Persing and Deepak Narayan INTRODUCTION Melanocytes are derived from the neural crest and are widely distributed throughout cutaneous and various mucosal sites. Although melanomas…
8 Lymph Node Dissection Daniel C. Thomas and Dale Han INDICATIONS Lymphadenectomy is indicated for the treatment of macroscopic or microscopic melanoma metastatic to associated nodal basin draining…
10 Radiation Therapy Skyler B. Johnson and Roy H. Decker RADIOBIOLOGY New and emerging data have recently challenged the belief that malignant melanoma is a radioresistant tumor (1)….
1 Epidemiology and Screening of Pigmented Lesions Veronica J. Shi and Jonathan Scott Leventhal INTRODUCTION Melanoma is a malignant tumor of melanocytes that typically develop in the skin…
