Safe Margins for Melanoma Excision
- 1 February 1985
- journal article
- Published by Wolters Kluwer Health in Annals of Plastic Surgery
- Vol. 14 (2) , 158-161
- https://doi.org/10.1097/00000637-198502000-00012
Abstract
The oft-quoted 5-cm rule for melanoma excision is not valid. Substitute guidelines are offered and their scientific basis is discussed. A 1-2-3-cm rule is carefully outlined in terms of maximum rather than minimum margins, because little evidence exists to support the importance of wide excision limits in the treatment of melanoma.Keywords
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