Current and future approaches in the surgical management of T3b/T4 primary and locoregionally advanced melanoma

Abstract

Currently accepted principles of surgical management-margin width, use of sentinel node biopsy, performance of radical node dissections for node-positive cases-and some aspects of postoperative management (use of radiation for desmoplastic melanoma primaries and for clinically node-positive disease) will change in the future with the potential widespread adoption of adjuvant and neoadjuvant therapies.

Keywords: adjuvant therapy; melanoma; neoadjuvant therapy; sentinel node biopsy; surgery.