Melanoma Therapy

Study results from Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center, Department of Surgery update understanding of melanoma therapy

Published in Cancer Weekly, January 29th, 2008

Investigators publish new data in the report 'Subungual melanoma: management considerations.' According to recent research from the United States, "Patients with subungual melanoma (SM) often experience delayed diagnosis and present with deep primary lesions. Breslow depth of the primary lesion is often unknown before definitive resection, thus complicating treatment planning."

"Patients with SM treated at our institution from 1992 to 2004 were identified from our prospective melanoma database. Clinical and pathologic factors were reviewed; Student t test and Kaplan-Meier method were used for statistical analysis. Forty-nine patients were identified; most were female...

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Source: Cancer Weekly (2008-01-29)

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