Novel Insights into the Diagnosis and Treatment of Melanoma An Issue of Surgical Oncology Clinics

Although the incidence of malignant melanoma is still increasing rapidly, the overall mortality rate has increased only slightly, indicating that most of the melanoma being diagnosed is treated effectively by surgical resection. In this issue, authors will address a wide-variety of topics, including pathology, new staging systems, molecular analysis, sentinel lymph node dissection, radiation therapy, isolated limb perfusion, surgical management of systemic metastases, and imaging techniques.Petrelli, Nicholas J. is the author of 'Novel Insights into the Diagnosis and Treatment of Melanoma An Issue of Surgical Oncology Clinics', published 2006 under ISBN 9781416035565 and ISBN 1416035567.