Article ID | Journal | Published Year | Pages | File Type |
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6070191 | Journal of the American Academy of Dermatology | 2016 | 6 Pages |
Abstract
Residual melanoma in WLE specimens after histologically assessed complete excisional biopsy is not uncommon. Patients with lentigo maligna subtype melanomas are most at risk. Our findings indicate that the procedure of WLE is most important therapeutically for its role in controlling the primary tumor, rather than in preventing local metastatic recurrence.
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Authors
Vladimir MBBS, DipSurgAnat, FRACS, Matthew J. MBBS (Hons), BMedSc, Jonathan MBBS, MD, MEd, FRACS, FACS, Michael MBBS, FRACS, Rory BSc, PhD, Catriona MD, FRCPA, John W. MD, FACD,