Management of cutaneous melanoma: comparison of the leading international guidelines updated to the 8th American Joint Committee on Cancer staging system and workup proposal by the Italian Society of Dermatology

Affiliations

• ¹ Unit of Dermatology, Luigi Vanvitelli University of Campania, Naples, Italy - g.argenziano@gmail.com.
• ² Unit of Dermatology, Luigi Vanvitelli University of Campania, Naples, Italy.
• ³ Unit of Dermatology (DIMES), University of Bologna, Bologna, Italy.
• ⁴ Department of Dermatology, University of L'Aquila, L'Aquila, Italy.
• ⁵ Unit of Anatomic Pathology, Hospital of Macerata, Area Vasta 3 ASUR Marche, Macerata, Italy.
• ⁶ Department of Dermatology, University of Modena and Reggio Emilia, Modena, Italy.
• ⁷ Azienda Unità Sanitaria Locale - IRCCS di Reggio Emilia, Centro Oncologico ad Alta Tecnologia Diagnostica-Dermatologia, Reggio Emilia, Italy.
• ⁸ Institute of Dermatology, Sacred Heart Catholic University, Rome, Italy.
• ⁹ A. Gemelli University Polyclinic, IRCCS and Foundation, Rome, Italy.
• ¹⁰ Unit of Dermatology, Department of Health Sciences, University of Florence, Florence, Italy.
• ¹¹ Dermatologic Clinic, Department of Medical Sciences, University of Turin Medical School, Turin, Italy.
• ¹² Unit of Dermatology, Department of Medical Sciences and Public Health, University of Cagliari, Cagliari, Italy.
• ¹³ Unit of Dermatology, Hospital of Macerata, Area Vasta 3 ASUR Marche, Macerata, Italy.
• ¹⁴ Department of Dermatology, University Hospital of Trieste, Trieste, Italy.
• ¹⁵ Unit of Dermatology, University of Brescia, Brescia, Italy.