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what is 'excision of melanoma'?
Definition for Excision of Melanoma
Excision of Melanoma is a medical procedure used for such diagnoses as: malignant melanoma.
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malignant melanoma
skin cancer involving pigment cells called melanocytes
Excision of Melanoma and malignant melanoma
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Biopsy
Excision of Melanoma and Biopsy
Chemotherapy
Use of chemical substances to treat disease
Excision of Melanoma and Chemotherapy
Chest X-ray
Radiological technique to image the chest
Excision of Melanoma and Chest X-ray
Cytodiagnosis
Excision of Melanoma and Cytodiagnosis
Dermoscopy
Excision of Melanoma and Dermoscopy
Excision
Excision of Melanoma and Excision
Excision biopsy
Excision of Melanoma and Excision biopsy
Immunotherapy
Excision of Melanoma and Immunotherapy
Lactate dehydrogenase (LDH)
Excision of Melanoma and Lactate dehydrogenase (LDH)
Lymph node biopsy
Excision of Melanoma and Lymph node biopsy
Melan-A
Excision of Melanoma and Melan-A
Nail Bed Biopsy
Excision of Melanoma and Nail Bed Biopsy
Neuron-specific enolase (NSE)
Excision of Melanoma and Neuron-specific enolase (NSE)
Positron emission tomography (PET)
Excision of Melanoma and Positron emission tomography (PET)
Radiation Therapy
Use of ionizing radiation or xrays for medical imaging or to treat cancer
Excision of Melanoma and Radiation Therapy
Radioimmunodetection
Excision of Melanoma and Radioimmunodetection
Serum TA-90
Excision of Melanoma and Serum TA-90
Tumor markers
Excision of Melanoma and Tumor markers
Ultrasonography neck
Excision of Melanoma and Ultrasonography neck
Ultrasound lymph node
Excision of Melanoma and Ultrasound lymph node
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aldesleukin(proleukin )
Excision of Melanoma and aldesleukin(proleukin )
carmustine(bicnu , gliadel)
Excision of Melanoma and carmustine(bicnu , gliadel)
cisplatin(platinol)
Excision of Melanoma and cisplatin(platinol)
dacarbazine(dtic-dome )
Excision of Melanoma and dacarbazine(dtic-dome )
hydroxyurea(hydrea)
Excision of Melanoma and hydroxyurea(hydrea)
interferon (ifn) alfa-2b
Excision of Melanoma and interferon (ifn) alfa-2b
interferon alfa-2a(roferon-a )
Excision of Melanoma and interferon alfa-2a(roferon-a )
tamoxifen(nolvadex)
Excision of Melanoma and tamoxifen(nolvadex)
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- Excision of Melanoma
Excision for nonmelanoma skin cancer
Excision is the removal of a skin cancer along with some of the ... Non-Melanoma Skin Cancer. Pancreatic Cancer. Uterine (Endometrial) Cancer. Health eHome ...
http://www.webmd.com/cancer/excision-for-nonmelanoma-skin-cancer
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Melanoma recurrence after excision. Is a wide margin justified?
See letter "Melanoma recurrence after excision: is a wide margin justified?" in ... excision margin of 1.00 cm to 1.50 cm in the treatment of stage I melanoma with ...
http://www.pubmedcentral.nih.gov/articlerender.fcgi?artid=1242726
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Surgical excision of melanoma
... the entire melanoma along with a border (margin) of normal - appearing skin. ... node biopsy is performed before or during surgical excision of a melanoma. ...
http://www.webmd.com/melanoma-skin-cancer/surgical-excision-of-melanoma
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Wide excision without radiation for desmoplastic melanoma.
... the success of wide excision alone for patients with desmoplastic melanoma. METHODS: A review of a prospectively maintained melanoma clinical data base ...
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/16080180
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Excision of melanoma metastases to lung: problems in diagnosis and ...
Excision of melanoma metastases to lung: problems in diagnosis and management. W G Cahan ... Spontaneous regression of human melanoma: clinical and ...
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Melanoma - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Malignant melanoma is a serious type of skin cancer. ... of the Staged Excision for Lentigo Maligna and Lentigo Maligna Melanoma: The ' ...
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Melanoma
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Melanoma
Melanoma is a skin cancer in pigment-producing cells in the skin. ... Treatment of melanoma starts with excision of the lesion also taking at least a ...
http://dermatology.about.com/cs/melanoma/a/melanoma.htm
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Excision biopsy of malignant melanoma by general practitioners in south ...
Excision biopsy of malignant melanoma by general practitioners in south east Scotland 1982-91. ... versus primary wide excision of malignant melanoma. Cancer. ...
http://www.pubmedcentral.nih.gov/articlerender.fcgi?artid=1884115
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Melanoma
... on the causes, diagnosis, treatment, and prevention of melanoma. ... Biopsy of the Melanoma. Melanoma is diagnosed by biopsy (excision) of suspicious lesions. ...
http://adam.about.com/reports/000032_5.htm
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The National Institutes of Health (NIH) Consensus Development Program ...
For melanoma in situ, excision of the lesion or biopsy site with a 0.5 ... The results of a 1-centimeter margin of excision for early melanoma (less than 1 ...
http://consensus.nih.gov/1992/1992Melanoma088html.htm
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Melanoma (Skin Cancer) Symptoms, Treatment, Diagnosis, and Signs on ...
Get information on melanoma signs, diagnosis, treatment, and symptoms. Learn about early detection, treatment side ... the wider excision of the tumor. ...
http://www.medicinenet.com/melanoma/page7.htm
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Melanoma-in-situ - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Surgical management of melanoma in situ on chronically sun ... Surgical Management of Melanoma-In-Situ Using a Staged Marginal and Central Excision Technique" ...
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Melanoma-in-situ
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Melanoma and Skin Cancer Surgery - WebMD
Complete surgical removal (excision) is the most successful and the most common treatment for melanoma. The lymph nodes may also need to be removed (lymphadenectomy) ...
http://www.webmd.com/melanoma-skin-cancer/melanoma-guide/ski...
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Surgical Management of Melanoma-In-Situ Using a Staged Marginal and ...
Surgical Management of Melanoma-In-Situ Using a Staged Marginal and Central Excision Technique. ... that 12% of MIS patients had invasive melanoma in the final ...
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/19050971
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Patient's Guide to Interferon - Melanoma Skin Cancer Treatment With ...
... drug for the adjuvant (post-surgery) treatment of patients with high-risk melanoma in danger of recurring ... surgical excision. The standard initial ...
http://skincancer.about.com/od/treatmentoptions/a/interferon.htm
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The extent of primary melanoma excision. A re-evaluation--how wide is wide?
Aspects of surgical treatment for malignant melanoma: the place of biopsy ... Melanoma of the trunk: the results of surgical excision and anatomic guidelines ...
http://www.pubmedcentral.nih.gov/articlerender.fcgi?artid=1353137
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Treatment of Melanoma in Primary and Advanced Stages - WebMD
Excision involves removing the entire melanoma along with a border (margin) of ... It is done after excision of the melanoma and assessment of lymph nodes and ...
http://www.webmd.com/melanoma-skin-cancer/melanoma-guide/ski...
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Biopsy - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
... method of diagnosis of small melanomas (when performed as an excision) ... biopsy of a melanoma might say "severe cellular atypia, recommend wider excision" ...
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Biopsy
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Melanoma Treatment - National Cancer Institute
... information summary about the treatment of melanoma. ... Biopsy: A local excision is done to remove as much of the suspicious mole or lesion as possible. ...
http://www.nci.nih.gov/cancertopics/pdq/treatment/melanoma/patient
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Treatments for Early Melanoma Skin Cancer - Stage 0, I, and II Melanoma ...
... options for stage 0, I or II melanomas localized to the skin or to local ... treated with surgical removal ("excision") of the melanoma and a minimal amount ...
http://skincancer.about.com/od/treatmentoptions/a/mtreatment.htm
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Melanoma
Stage I melanoma is defined by the following clinical stage groupings: T1a,N0,M0 ... in thickness may be treated conservatively with radial excision margins of 1 cm. ...
http://www.webmd.com/melanoma-skin-cancer/tc/melanoma-cutane...
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Histopathologic Excision Margin Affects Local Recurrence Rate
The appropriate margin of excision for cutaneous melanoma has been the subject ... The date of excision of the primary melanoma ranged from 1951 to December 1996. ...
http://www.pubmedcentral.nih.gov/articlerender.fcgi?artid=1356919
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Surgical excision of melanoma - Yahoo! Health
... the entire melanoma along with a border (margin) of normal-appearing skin. ... node biopsy is performed before or during surgical excision of a melanoma. ...
http://health.yahoo.com/skincancer-treatment/surgical-excisi...
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Melanoma
Melanomas that have not spread beyond the site at which they developed are highly ... The treatment of localized melanoma is surgical excision with margins ...
http://www.webmd.com/melanoma-skin-cancer/tc/melanoma-cutane...
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Patient Discussions: Melanoma - How Was Diagnosis Established - Viewers ...
... providing insights into their medical experiences with Melanoma - How Was Diagnosis Established. Share in the message ... did a wide excision of the area on ...
http://www.medicinenet.com/melanoma/discussion-125.htm
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Melanoma.
The surgical management of melanoma continues to evolve. ... Lymph Node Excision. Melanoma/pathology. Melanoma/surgery* Neoplasm Recurrence, Local/surgery ...
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/15814121
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Melanoma of the Anus Disguised as Hemorrhoids: Surgical Management ...
... Melanoma anus, Diagnosis, Treatment, Wide local excision, ... of anorectal melanoma, two options are available: a wide local excision (WLE) ...
http://www.pubmedcentral.nih.gov/articlerender.fcgi?artid=1914244
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Non-Radical Diagnostic Biopsies Do Not Negatively Influence Melanoma ...
Keywords: Melanoma, Survival, Diagnostic, Initial, Re-excision and Biopsy ... of tumor cells in the re-excision specimen were found not to influence melanoma ...
http://www.pubmedcentral.nih.gov/articlerender.fcgi?artid=1914261
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Melanoma
... Some citations in the text of this section are followed by a ... of the sentinel lymph node should be performed prior to wide excision of the primary melanoma. ...
http://www.webmd.com/melanoma-skin-cancer/tc/melanoma-cutane...
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Mohs surgery - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
... al. Margin Involvement after the Excision of Melanoma In Situ: The Need for ... Cell Carcinoma at the Surgical Margins of an Elliptical Excision Specimen. ...
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mohs_surgery
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Melanoma of the ear: prognostic factors and surgical strategies.
Twenty of 42 lentigo maligna melanomas (LMM) underwent conventional ... Lymph Node Excision. Lymphatic Metastasis. Male. Melanoma/diagnosis. Melanoma/secondary ...
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/16433802?ordinalpos=1&ito...
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Melanoma
Melanoma is a cancer in pigment producing cells in the skin. ... Treatment of melanoma starts with excision of the lesion also taking at least a ...
http://dermatology.about.com/library/blmelanoma.htm
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Melanoma
After melanoma has been diagnosed,tests are done to find out if cancer cells have spread within the skin or to other ... Wide local excision: A surgical ...
http://www.webmd.com/melanoma-skin-cancer/tc/melanoma-cutane...
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Melanoma
There are different types of treatment for patients with melanoma. ... Local excision: Taking out the melanoma and some of the normal tissue around it. ...
http://www.webmd.com/melanoma-skin-cancer/tc/melanoma-cutane...
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Clinical Relevance of Molecular Staging for Melanoma
The most powerful predictor of survival for melanoma and other solid tumors is ... the primary tumor was treated with a 1.0-cm wide local excision for melanomas ...
http://www.pubmedcentral.nih.gov/articlerender.fcgi?artid=1421068
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Primary cutaneous melanoma of the breast: A case report
... as it does not improve the results obtained by wide local excision of melanoma. ... In general, operable cutaneous melanomas are treated with wide local excision. ...
http://www.pubmedcentral.nih.gov/articlerender.fcgi?artid=2566565
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Basal cell carcinoma - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
... al. Margin Involvement after the Excision of Melanoma In Situ: The Need for ... Bentkover SH, et al. Excision of head and neck basal cell carcinoma with a rapid, ...
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Basal_cell_carcinoma
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Melanoma
... Separate PDQ summaries on Skin Cancer Treatment; Prevention of Skin Cancer; and Screening for Skin Cancer are also ... by local excision, should be ...
http://www.webmd.com/melanoma-skin-cancer/tc/melanoma-cutane...
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Melanoma
Stage 0 melanoma is defined by the following clinical stage grouping: Tis,N0,M0 Patients with stage 0 disease may be treated by excision with minimal,but ...
http://www.webmd.com/melanoma-skin-cancer/tc/melanoma-cutane...
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CASES 1-5: MELANOMA- National Program of Cancer Registries Education ...
5/15 Excision of lesion: Malignant melanoma, 0.5 cm, ulcerated lesion, Clark's ... excision of malignant melanoma on her back and sentinel lymph node biopsy and ...
http://www.cdc.gov/cancer/npcr/training/abstracting/melanoma...
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Histopathological patterns of melanoma metastases in sentinel lymph nodes
... not to cut into the SLN and complete excision of the whole SLN is crucial. ... Sentinel lymph-node biopsy after previous wide local excision for melanoma. ...
http://www.pubmedcentral.nih.gov/articlerender.fcgi?artid=1770187
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Correcting Skin Flaws
Whatever your skin flaw -- dark circles, age spots, freckles, moles, enlarged pores, splotches and pigmentation problems, ... Melanoma, when caught early and ...
http://www.medicinenet.com/script/main/art.asp?articlekey=53822&page=3
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Evidence and interdisciplinary consensus-based Ger...[Melanoma Res ...
61-7 The primary treatment of a melanoma is surgical excision. ... Melanoma Res 9109623 IM Combined Modality Therapy Humans Lymph Node Excision ...
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/18227710?ordinalpos=10&it...
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Melanoma: Cancers of the Skin: Merck Manual Professional
... melanoma and lentigo maligna are usually treated with wide local excision and, ... Treatment of lentigo maligna includes early excision (before the lesion is very ...
http://www.merck.com/mmpe/sec10/ch128/ch128e.html
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Prognostic value of clinical and histopathological parameters in ...
The use of an adjuvant therapy for the surgical excision of the melanomas had no ... melanoma to prove the efficacy of a supplementary therapy to surgical excision. ...
http://www.pubmedcentral.nih.gov/articlerender.fcgi?artid=1771018
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Basal Cell Carcinoma
WebMD Home Cancer Health Center Melanoma/Skin Cancer Health Center. Email a Friend ... of removing skin cancer is better termed, "microscopically controlled excision. ...
http://www.webmd.com/melanoma-skin-cancer/basal-cell-carcinoma?page=2
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Dysplastic nevus - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
A recent and novel method of melanoma detection is the "Ugly Duckling Sign" [5] ... A skin biopsy can be a punch, shave, or complete excision. ...
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dysplastic_nevus
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Melanoma: Tests and diagnosis - MayoClinic.com
Melanoma ? Comprehensive overview covers symptoms and treatment of malignant ... perform an excisional biopsy ? such as a punch biopsy or an elliptical excision. ...
http://www.mayoclinic.com/health/melanoma/DS00439/DSECTION=tests-and-diagnosis
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Melanoma: Prevention, Detection, and Treatment
With the increased incidence of melanoma (up 2000% since 1930), you need to know ... It would be that that would make us do a narrow re-excision. ...
http://www.medicinenet.com/script/main/art.asp?articlekey=53841&page=4
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Skin Cancer, Melanoma - Treatment Overview - Yahoo! Health
Excision involves removing the entire melanoma along with a border (margin) of ... It is done after excision of the melanoma and assessment of lymph nodes and ...
http://health.yahoo.com/skincancer-treatment/skin-cancer-mel...
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