Do you always excise down to the fascia when treating invasive melanomas and does body site location influence the depth of excision?
Answer from: at Academic Institution
This a great question.Recommendations for the width and depth of cutaneous melanoma excisions aim to prevent local and satellite/in-transit recurrence. Results of randomized controlled trials (RCT) currently guide the recommendations for the width of excision, however, RCTs that evaluate the ideal d...