Skin cancers are by far the most common malignancy of humans, particularly in the white
population. The growing incidence of cutaneous malignancies has heralded the need for …

Background Cutaneous melanoma accounts for 75% of skin cancer deaths. Standard
treatment is surgical excision with a safety margin some distance from the borders of the …

Cutaneous melanoma (CM) is potentially the most dangerous form of skin tumour and
causes 90% of skin cancer mortality. A unique collaboration of multi-disciplinary experts …

Background Optimum surgical resection margins for patients with clinical stage IIA–C
cutaneous melanoma thicker than 2 mm are controversial. The aim of the study was to test …

Primary oral malignant melanoma (OMM) is a rare neoplasm, accounting for 0.5% of all oral
malignancies. The etiology is unknown; tobacco use and chronic irritation may play some …

Follow-up services for patients with localised cutaneous melanoma are widely discussed but
there is no international consensus. Our aim was to discuss frequency and duration of follow …

Malignant melanoma is the most lethal of the skin cancers and the UK incidence is rising
faster than that of any other cancer. Angiogenesis–the growth of new vessels from …

Longitudinal melanonychia (LM) may represent nail matrix melanocyte activation (defined
as a normal number of melanocytes with increased production of melanin), benign …

Background Most patients with melanoma have a thin (≤ 1.00 mm) lesion. There is
uncertainty as to which patients with thin melanoma should undergo sentinel lymph node …

Purpose An adverse influence of pregnancy on the risk of death in women with cutaneous
melanoma was suggested historically by anecdotal reports. Previous studies included small …